1 ^ ABSTRACT "ISOPENTYLCARBOXANILIDES OF THE FORMULA (I)" Isopentylcarboxanilides of the formula (I) O A ^ N L k^ L (I) X H3C CH3 in which I — R " L . represents , where the bond labelled with * is attached to the amide, whereas the bond labelled with # is attached to the alkyl side chain, R^ represents hydrogen, Ci-Cg-alkyl, Ci-Ce-aUcylsulphinyl, Ci-Ce-alkylsvilphonyl, Ci-C4-alkoxy-Ci-C4-alkyl, Ca-Cg-cycloalkyl Ci-Ce-haloalkyl, Ci-C4-haloalkylthio, Ci-C4-haloalkylsulphinyl, Ci-C4-haloalkylsulphonyl, halo-Ci-C4-alkoxy-Ci-C4- alkyl, Cs-Cg-halocycloalkyl having in each case 1 to 9 fluorine, chlorine and/or bromine atoms formyl, formyl-Ci-Cs-alkyl, (Ci-C3-alkyl)carbonyl-Ci-C3-aIkyl, (Ci-C3-alkoxy)carbonyl-Ci-C3-alkyl halo-(Ci-C3-alkyl)carbonyl-Ci-C3-alkyl, halo- (Ci-C3-alkoxy)carbonyl-Ci-C3-alkyl having in each case 1 to 13 fluorine, chlorine and/or bromine atoms (Ci-C8-alkyl)carbonyl, (Ci-C8-alkoxy)carbonyl, (Ci-C4-alkoxy-Ci-C4- alkyl)carbonyl, (C3-C8-cycloalkyl)carbonyl (Ci-C6-haloalkyl)carbonyl, (Ci-Cehaloalkoxy) carbonyl, (halo-Ci-C4-alkoxy-Ci-C4-alkyl)carbonyl, (Cs-Cghalocycloalkyl) carbonyl having in each case 1 to 9 fluorine, chlorine and/or bromine atoms or -C(=0)C(=0)R^ -CONR^R^ or -CH2NR V , R represents hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, methyl, R^ represents hydrogen, halogen, Ci-Cg-alkyl, Ci-Cg-haloalkyl, R* represents hydrogen, Ci-Cg-alkyl, Ci-Cg-alkoxy, Ci-C4-alkoxy-Ci-C4-alkyl, C3-Cgcycloalkyl Ci-Ce-haloalkyl, Ci-Ce-haloalkoxy, lialo-Ci-C4-alkoxy-Ci-C4-alkyl, C3-C8-halocycloalkyl having in each case 1 to 9 fluorine, chlorine and/or bromine atoms, R^ and R^ independently of one another each represent hydrogen, Ci-Cg-alkyl, C1-C4- alkoxy-Ci-C4-alkyl, C3-Cg-cycloalkyl Ci-Cg-haloalkyI, halo-Ci-C4-alkoxy-Ci-C4- alkyl, Ca-Cg-halocycloalkyl having in each case 1 to 9 fluorine, chlorine and/or "^1 bromine atoms, R^ and R^ furthermore together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a saturated heterocycle having 5 to 8 ring atoms which is optionally m
