Novel 1,3,5-triazine derivatives with herbicidal activity

New fluoroalkyl-substituted 1,3,5-triazine derivatives were synthesized and screened for herbicidal activity using a greenhouse pot test. Surprisingly, a series of 2-alkyl-4-fluoroalkyl-6-aralkylamino-1,3,5-triazines e.g. 6-(4-bromobenzylamino)-2-methyl-4-trifluoromethyl-1,3,5-triazine was found to possess strong pre- and post-emergence herbicidal activities, although the conventional herbicidal 1,3,5-triazines generally should have a 2-substituted-4,6-diamino-1,3,5-triazine structure for herbicidal activity. Our compounds show strong Photosynthetic Electron Transport inhibitory activity (PI₅₀ c 7). Although their herbicidal effect is considered to be caused by a process similar to that for the conventional 1,3,5-triazine herbicide atrazine, they can control atrazine-resistant Chenopodium album effectively, and will thus form promising trial compounds for new triazine herbicide design.     

Synthesis and characterisation of some 4‐keto derivatives of 1,3,4(2H)‐isoquinolinetrione redox mediator herbicides

Derivatives of 2‐ethyl‐1,3,4(2H)‐isoquinolinetrione in which the 4‐keto group has been modified to (Z)‐oxime, (E)‐ and (Z)‐O‐methyl oxime, (Z)‐N,N‐dimethyl hydrazone, cyano‐imine and dicyanomethylene moieties have been prepared and evaluated as redox mediator herbicides. All of the compounds have the free‐radical properties required to function as redox mediators, as determined by cyclic voltammetry, though only the O‐methyl oximes, the N,N‐dimethyl hydrazone and the cyano‐imine have reduction potentials in the range required to stimulate the light‐dependent consumption of oxygen at photosystem I in isolated chloroplasts. The O‐methyl oximes and the cyano‐imine are fast‐acting post‐emergence herbicides, producing symptoms of rapid desiccation; the (E)‐O‐methyl oxime is the most active herbicide, being somewhat more potent than the parent isoquinolinetrione. Hydrolysis studies indicate that it is unlikely that any compound generates the parent isoquinolinetrione in vivo. Attempts to explain differences between in vitro and in vivo activities using hydrolytic stabilities and physical properties were unsuccessful, and it was concluded that these factors probably play a less significant role in moderating the herbicidal activity of isoquinolinetrione derivatives than originally thought. © 2000 Society of Chemical Industry     

1,3,4(2H)-isoquinolinetrione herbicides: Novel redox mediators of photosystem I

A series of 1,3,4(2H)-isoquinolinetriones have been found to be fast-acting post-emergence herbicides, producing symptoms of desiccation. These redox-active compounds are very potent stimulators of the light-dependent consumption of oxygen at photosystem I in isolated chloroplasts. Pulse radiolysis studies on 2-ethyl-1,3,4(2H)-isoquinolinetrione have shown it to have free-radical properties which could enhance the generation of superoxide radicals in plants. Electrochemical studies further support a redox mediator mode of action for the series. The compounds were found to be unstable towards hydrolysis, and this was considered to be a major factor limiting the overall herbicidal effects. Other parameters, related to uptake and/or translocation, which may limit the full expression of the herbicidal activity of certain compounds, are discussed.     

Synthesis and herbicidal potential of substituted aurones

BACKGROUND: With the objective of exploring the herbicidal activity of substituted aurones, a series of 4,6‐disubstituted and 4,5,6‐trisubstituted aurones were synthesised, and their herbicidal activities against Brassica campestris L. and Echinochloa crusgalli (L.) Beauv. were evaluated in laboratory bioassays. Effects of some of the compounds were evaluated on seed germination. The most active compounds in the laboratory were evaluated in the greenhouse. RESULTS: The compounds were characterised by ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR and HRMS; some of them were further identified by IR. A (Z)‐configuration was assigned to the aurones, based on spectroscopic and crystallographic data. Bioassay results of root growth showed that the aurones had a moderate herbicidal activity against the dicotyledonous plant Brassica campestris. (Z)‐2‐Phenylmethylene‐4,6‐dimethoxy‐3(2H)‐benzofuranone(6o) was the most active compound, with 81.3 and 88.5% inhibition at 10 and 100 µg ml^?1 respectively, equal to the activity of mesotrione. Some of the aurones possessed some inhibition of germination on several plant species. For glasshouse tests, the substituted aurones had lower herbicidal activity than metolachlor and mesotrione. CONCLUSION: It is possible that aurone derivatives, which possess structures different from those of the commercial herbicides, may become novel lead compounds for the development of herbicides against dicotyledonous weeds with further structure modification. Copyright © 2012 Society of Chemical Industry     

含肟醚并取代异 NFDA1唑环的氨基甲酸酯类化合物的合成及生物活性

为寻找具有优异生物活性的氨基甲酸酯类化合物,根据活性亚结构拼接原理,将取代异 NFDA1 唑和肟醚基团引入多菌灵结构中,以取代苯甲醛 (1) 和2-氯苄胺(3) 为起始原料,经多步反应设计合成了10个未见文献报道的含肟醚并取代异 NFDA1 唑的氨基甲酸酯类化合物,其结构经 1H NMR 和 MS 确证。初步生物活性测定结果表明,部分目标化合物不仅具有一定的杀菌活性,同时还具有较好的除草活性。其中,活体盆栽试验结果表明,化合物11b对黄瓜霜霉病Pseudoperonospora cubensis 的相对防效为90%,对黄瓜白粉病Sphaerotheca fuliginea 的相对防效达95%,低于对照药剂多菌灵;除草活性皿测法表明,化合物11c和11j 200 mg/L下对靶标作物的根、茎抑制率均达80%以上,与对照药剂异丙酯草醚活性相当。盆栽法表明,150 g/hm2下,化合物11c和11j对繁缕Stellaria media苗前和苗后的抑制率均在70%以上,低于异丙酯草醚。此类化合物的构效关系有待进一步研究。     

Plant growth regulating properties of 1-amino-1-methylethylphosphonic acid and its derivatives

Seventeen derivatives of 1-amino-1-methylethylphosphonic acid were synthesised and evaluated for plant-growth-regulating activity using Cucumis sativus and Triticum aestivum. The tested compounds exerted either moderate herbicidal action or stimulated plant growth. The structure-activity relationships were similar to those observed earlier for the derivatives of 9-aminofluoren-9-ylphosphonic acids (phosphonic analogues of morphactins).     

10种N-取代氨基香豆素的合成及生物活性

基于结构拼接思想,设计合成了10个N-取代氨基香豆素类化合物,并测定了其抑菌及除草活性。6-硝基香豆素经Fe/NH4Cl还原得6-氨基香豆素,再与不同醛缩合得Schiff碱,最后经硼氢化钠还原制得10个N-取代氨基香豆素类化合物(4a~4J),其中9个未见文献报道,其结构均经红外光谱、核磁共振氢谱和质谱确认。抑菌活性测试结果表明,所有化合物对苹果腐烂病菌Valsa mali、葡萄白腐病菌Coniothyrium diplodiella、棉花枯萎病菌Fusarium oxysporium和柑橘炭疽病菌Citrusanthrax bacteria均有一定抑制作用,其中 4e 的抑菌活性最强,对苹果腐烂病菌和柑橘炭疽病菌的EC50值分别为7.53和12.93 mg/L,对其余2种植物病原菌的EC50值均小于25 mg/L;化合物 4f 次之,对苹果腐烂病菌和葡萄白腐病菌的EC50值均约为11 mg/L。除草活性测试结果表明,除 4f 外,所有目标化合物均有一定除草作用,其中 4c 的活性最强,100 mg/L下对反枝苋Amaranthus retroflexus种子根、茎生长的抑制率均为99%。     

Pyrazole phenyl ether herbicides inhibit protoporphyrinogen oxidase

Two isomeric pairs of pyrazole phenyl ether herbicides [AH 2.429, 4-chloro-1-methyl-5-(4-nitrophenoxy)-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazole; AH 2.430, 4-chloro-1-methyl-3-(4-nitrophenoxy)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazole; AH 2.431, 5-((4-chloro-1-methyl-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)oxy)-2-nitrobenzoic acid; and AH 2.432, 5-((4-chloro-1-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)oxy)-2-nitrobenzoic acid were evaluated for herbicidal activity in both intact plants and in tissue sections. Their capacity to induce accumulation of porphyrins in tissue sections and to inhibit protoporphyrinogen oxidase (Protox) in vitro were determined. In whole plant tests, the order of herbicidal activity was AH 2.430 AH 2.431 > AH 2.429 > AH 2.432. AH 2.430 consistently caused light-dependent membrane leakage in both green and far-red light grown cucumber cotyledon and barley primary leaf tissue sections after incubation for 20 hr in darkness in 0.1 mM solutions. The same treatment caused marked increases in protoporphyrin IX (PPIX) content during the 20-hr dark incubation. AH 2.429 and 2.431 were less effective and not effective in all tissues in causing herbicidal damage and PPIX accumulation. AH 2.432 was ineffective in tissue section assays. Mg-PPIX levels were not significantly affected by any of the compounds. Protochlorophyllide levels were decreased by AH 2.430 and 2.431 in barley and increased by AH 2.429, 2.431, and 2.432 in cucumber. A positive relationship was found between herbicidal activity and the amount of PPIX that was caused to accumulate by each compound. All of the compounds inhibited Protox activity. Positive correlations were found between herbicidal activity in planta over a 300-fold range and in vitro Protox inhibition and the amount of PPIX caused to accumulate in vivo. These data support the view that the pyrazole phenyl ethers exert their herbicidal activity entirely through inhibition of Protox.     

Preparation of some novel phosphonamidates,their phytotoxicity and herbicidal properties

Fourteen new O-phenyl/4-chlorophenyl-N-alkyl/aryl-2-chloroethyl phosphonamidates have been prepared and screened for their phytotoxicity towards monocotyledonous (wheat) and dicotyledonous (mustard) plants and herbicidal activity against wild oat. O-Phenyl-N-propyl-2-chloroethyl phosphonamidate was found to be the most phytotoxic (pre-emergence) and also possessed herbicidal properties. Wheat showed maximum resistance to most of the compounds (post-emergence). N-propyl-4-chlorophenyl-2-chloroethyl phosphonamidate was the least active molecule. © 1998 SCI.     

Dimethoxypyrimidines as Novel Herbicides. Part 1. Synthesis and Herbicidal Activity of Dimethoxyphenoxyphenoxypyrimidines and Analogues

A number of 6-(4-phenoxyphenoxy)pyrimidines and triazines were synthesized and their herbicidal activity was measured. Compounds with the methoxy groups at the 2- and 4-positions on the pyrimidine and triazine rings exhibited high herbicidal activity. Introduction of a substituent into the 5-position of the pyrimidine ring diminished the activity. In the phenoxyphenoxy substructure at the 6-position, the central ether bond can be replaced by a methylene group without loss of activity. The optimum substituent on the terminal phenyl ring was 3-trifluoromethyl. The compounds showed a strong Hill reaction inhibition, but unfortunately showed poor selectivity between weeds and crops.     

(4-亚甲基-5-羰基-3-四氢呋喃基)-苯甲酸甲酯衍生物的合成及其杀菌活性

为了探索天然产物Cedarmycins衍生物的结构与活性关系,以α-亚甲基-β-羟甲基-γ-丁内酯为起始原料,经过与不同取代的羧酸缩合,合成了19个新的(4-亚甲基-5-羰基-3-四氢呋喃基)-苯甲酸甲酯衍生物。杀菌活性测定结果表明,该类衍生物具有广谱的杀菌活性,尤其对水稻纹枯病菌Rhizoctonia solani和辣椒疫霉Phytophthora capsici显示出很强的杀菌活性,其中化合物2e(R=2,4-2Cl)对这2种病菌的EC50值约为1.6 mg/L。     

棉籽壳中除草活性物质提取及鉴定

为了开发利用棉籽壳中的除草活性物质,分别以无水乙醇、正丁醇、石油醚和乙酸乙酯为溶剂,采用索氏提取法对棉籽壳中的活性物质进行了提取,并对各溶剂粗提物进行了除草活性测定。结果发现:用无水乙醇提取的粗提物对稗草生长的抑制活性最高,经气相色谱-质谱(GC-MS)联用分析,发现该粗提物中主要含有甘油、三环己基3-烯-6-辛酮、4-乙烯基-2-甲氧基苯酚、(邻甲基苯酚)-2-溴-2氯-乙酰酯、十四酸、十四酸乙酯、十六烷酸、辛酸异戊酯和亚油酸9种化合物。进一步的除草活性测定结果表明,亚油酸、辛酸异戊酯、4-乙烯基-2-甲氧基苯酚和(邻甲基苯酚)-2-溴-2氯-乙酰酯4种化合物对稗草表现出一定的除草活性,其中亚油酸活性最强,其IC₅₀值为14.5 mg/L。     

阿魏酸衍生物的合成及其除草活性测定

为从天然产物中获取新的除草活性成分,通过化学合成的方法对分离自瓜果腐霉Pythium aphanidermatum代谢产物中的阿魏酸进行了结构改造,并采用小杯法,以马唐、马齿苋和播娘蒿为供试杂草对所得化合物进行了除草活性测定。结果显示:所合成的4-羟基-3-甲氧基肉桂酸乙酯、4-羟基-3-甲氧基肉桂酸邻氯苯胺、4-羟基-3-甲氧基肉桂酸酰肼、4-羟基-3-甲氧基肉桂酸叔丁酯和4-乙酰氧基-3-甲氧基肉桂酸5种化合物的回收率分别为96.81%、97.39%、82.20%、75.67%和98.29%。4-羟基-3-甲氧基肉桂酸酰肼和4-乙酰氧基-3-甲氧基肉桂酸对马齿苋胚根的抑制活性最强,IC50分别为87.50 mg/L和74.86 mg/L,其余3种活性相对较弱;4-羟基-3-甲氧基肉桂酸乙酯和4-乙酰氧基-3-甲氧基肉桂酸分别在500 mg/L和1 000 mg/L浓度下可完全抑制播娘蒿和马齿苋胚根、芽的生长,而4-羟基-3-甲氧基肉桂酸邻氯苯胺则在1 000 mg/L浓度下可完全抑制播娘蒿胚根的生长。表明在阿魏酸分子中的不同位点引入适当的基团结构可以提高或者降低阿魏酸分子的除草活性,并获得新的除草活性物质。     

Herbicidal activity of phosphonic and phosphinic acid analogues of glutamic and aspartic acids

Phosphonic and phosphinic acid analogues of glutamic and aspartic acids were synthesized and screened for herbicidal activity on Lepidium sativum L. Depending on the chemical structure, they exhibited significant or moderate herbicidal activity against L. sativum roots (with some representatives being equipotent with phosphinothricin), while their influence on shoot growth was negligible. Cucumis sativus L. appeared to be more tolerant to these analogues. The origin of this selectivity remains to be determined.     

新型N-芳基-2-((5-((4,6-二甲基嘧啶-2-基)硫甲基)-1,3,4-噻二唑-2-基)硫)乙酰胺类化合物的合成及杀菌活性

为寻找新型杂环活性化合物,通过活性亚结构拼接,以硫脲和乙酰丙酮为起始原料合成4,6-二甲基嘧啶-2-硫醇,随后经酯化、肼化、环化和缩合反应,设计并采用微波辅助合成了10个新型N-芳基-2-（（5-（（4,6-二甲基嘧啶-2-基）硫甲基）-1,3,4-噻二唑-2-基）硫）乙酰胺类化合物,其结构通过核磁共振氢谱和碳谱、红外光谱、质谱及元素分析确认。初步生物活性测试结果表明,在50 mg/L下,大部分目标化合物对植物病原真菌具有一定的抑制活性,其中化合物8h对黄瓜炭疽病菌Colletotrichum orbiculare的抑制率达77.3%。     

The importance of whole plant studies in determining the biochemical mode of action of herbicides,as shown by studies with the experimental compound 6-chloro-2-trifluoromethyl-imidazo(4, 5-b)pyridine

The experimental herbicides 6-chloro-2-trifluoromethyl-imidazo(4,5b)pyridine and 2-t-butyl-6-chloroimidazo(4,5-b)pyridine inhibit the Hill reaction of isolated chloroplasts by 50% at 1.5 and 2.4 pm, respectively. The first compound also uncouples plant and animal oxidative phosphorylation at about 50 pm, whilst the second compound is not an uncoupler, Surprisingly, light does not affect the herbicidal action of either compound on whole plants, so it is unlikely that the herbicidal activity is due to inhibition of the Hill reaction. Since both compounds probably act by the same mechanism, uncoupling of oxidative phosphorylation cannot be the site of herbicidal action, which therefore remains unknown. A study of the metabolism of 6-chloro-2-trifluoromethyl-imidazo(4,5-b)pyridine shows the occurrence of hydroxylation of the pyridine ring in rat and maize and conversion to trifluoroacetic acid in the latter.     

Design and synthesis of N-(2,4=difluorophenyl)-2-(3-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-pyridinecarboxamide (diflufenican), a novel pre- and early post-emergence herbicide for use in winter cereals

The pre- and early post-emergence herbicidal activity of diflufenican, a novel herbicide, is reported and attention is drawn to its ability to control important weeds in winter cereals, including Galium aparine, Veronica hederifolia, Veronica persica and Viola arvensis, which are resistant to substituted-urea herbicides. The synthesis of a series of related compounds is described and the relationship between structure and activities against a range of plant species is examined in respect of changes in the phenyl, phenoxy and pyridine rings. The design and synthesis of a small number of compounds combining the best patterns of substitution in each of the rings is described. The resulting optimisation of herbicidal activity in the series is reported, together with field trial results comparing the herbicidal efficacy, crop selectivity and soil persistence of the most active structures.     

(2E,4Z )-Decadienoic acid and (2E,4Z,7Z )-decatrienoic acid,two herbicidal metabolites from Streptomyces viridochromogenes Tü 6105

Two fatty acids, (2E,4Z)-decadienoic acid and (2E,4Z,7Z)-decatrienoic acid, the latter being described for the first time as a natural product, were detected in the culture filtrate of Streptomyces viridochromogenes Tü 6105 by HPLC-diode array screening, purified by chromatographic methods and structurally elucidated by NMR techniques. Both metabolites show strong herbicidal activity against Lemna minor and Lepidium sativum. The herbicidal activities of the isolated compounds were compared with those of similar fatty acids and derivatives. © 1999 Society of Chemical Industry     

Studies of the New Herbicide KIH-6127. Part III. Synthesis and Structure–Activity Studies of Analogues of KIH-6127 against Barnyard Grass (Echinochloa oryzicola)*

The previously evaluated prototype, methyl 6-acetyl-2-[(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)oxy]benzoate, was modified by the introduction of an oximino group. Further extensive synthetic modifications were then made to the 6-alkyl moiety (R¹), the ester moiety (R²), the alkoxyimino moiety (R³), the bridge-atom (X) and the 4,6-disubstituted-pyrimidine moiety (A, B, Z). Structure–activity relationships of the synthesized compounds were studied by examining their herbicidal activity against Barnyard grass (Echinochloa oryzicola) in paddy rice at various growth stages, including pre-emergence. The novel herbicide methyl 2-[(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)oxy]-6-[1-(methoxyimino)ethyl]benzoate, (KIH-6127) was found to be the most effective compound. The commercial development of this compound is currently in progress. © 1997 SCI.     

Mode of action of herbicidal ALS-inhibitors on acetolactate synthase from green plant cell cultures,yeast, and Escherichia coli

Inhibitors of branched-chain amino acid biosynthesis—by inhibiting acetolactate synthase (ALS)—represent the most active group of herbicidal compounds to date (Shaner, D.L., Recent Adv. Phytochem. 23 (1989) 227–61). A microbial screening technique has been developed to investigate known and possible new ALS-inhibitors. Escherichia coli mutant FD 1062, which expresses only valine-resistant ALS II isoenzyme as the solely branched-chain amino acid synthesizing isoenzyme, has been used extensively to optimize known and to screen for new chemical classes of ALS-inhibitors, respectively. Herbicidal compounds like sulfonylureas, triazolopyrimidines, pyrimidylsalicylates, carbamoylpyrazolines, sulfonylimino-azinyl-heteroazoles, sulfonylamide azines, and substituted sulfonyldiamides, respectively, are active on minimal medium with K_i-values which resemble the rank order of biological activity of these compounds in the greenhouse. Interestingly, herbicidal imidazolinones are not at all inhibitory on E.coli strain FD 1062 in vivo although, of course, they exert high activity on isolated bacterial ALS. Similarly, N-protected valylanilides, pyrimidyl mandelic acids, benzenesulfonyl carboxamides, and uhiquinone-O are inactive in the bacterial assay but have been shown by other methods to act as ALS inhibitors. Additionally, reversal experiments can he performed to exclude, e.g. artificial inhibitory effects of test compounds. Moreover, a thin-layer biogram application technique opens the opportunity to test mixtures of chemicals. From green plant cell cultures (Catharanthus roseus) ALS has been isolated and characterized in terms of inhibition by sulfonylureas, imidazolonones, triazolopyrmidines, salicylated, and carbamoylpyrazolines, imidazolinones, triaiolopyritnidines, salicjdates, and carbarnoylpj?razolines, respectively. All five types show biphasic slow tight binding kinetics with Stedy state I₅₀values of 0.5 nm (sulforneturon), 1.9 nm (triazolopjirimidine), 8.3 nm (salicylate), 23 nm (imazapyr), and 135 nm (carbamoylpyrazoline),respectiuely . Isolated ALS from Saccharomyces cerevisiae is equallv well blocked by herbicidal ALS inhibitors although with different I₅₀values ( triazoiopyrimidine, 21 nm, sulforneturon, 70 nm, salicylate, 21 μm, imaiapyr, 38μm, and carbamoylpyrazoline, 148 μm ). Surprisingly, biphasic kinetics could not be observed with the yeast enzjtme although slow binding hehauiour was clearly established.