Activity of 2-(1-alkenyl)-3-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinones and related compounds against Musca domestica

A series of 2-(1-alkenyl)-3-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinones has been prepared and their toxicities assessed against Musca domestica. By comparison with analogous compounds having saturated 2-alkyl substituents, or unsaturated substituents with an unconjugated double bond (e.g. lapachol), it was demonstrated that the α-unsaturation of the substituent is responsible for a significant increase in the toxicity. The effect of the compounds against several other insect species and Tetranychus urticae follows completely different patterns.     

Fungicidal activity of 2-(1-alkenyl)-3-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinones and related compounds

The fungicidal activity of a series of 2-(1-alkenyl)-3-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinones and their acetates has been assessed against various fungi in vitro and against others, notably powdery mildews, in vivo, and the activity compared with that of analogous compounds bearing saturated side chains. Several of the compounds demonstrated a broad spectrum of activity in vitro. Whereas the presence of α-unsaturation in the side chain is essential for the in-vitro activity against the non-obligate fungi tested, it is of virtually no importance for the curative effect against Erysiphe graminis on barley. Only the corresponding acetates had activity against the latter pathogen.     

丹皮酚衍生物——3-羟基-1-(2-羟基-4-甲氧基苯)-3-(2'-溴苯)-1-丙酮的合成及其抗菌活性

从牡丹根皮中提取丹皮酚,将丹皮酚精制后与2-溴苯甲醛在室温及碱催化下发生亲核加成反应,生成一种丹皮酚衍生物——3-羟基-1-(2-羟基-4-甲氧基苯)-3-(2'-溴苯)-1-丙酮,产率为78.6%,其结构用紫外光谱(UV)、红外光谱(IR)、质谱(MS)及核磁共振谱(NMR),结合元素分析等进行表征。单晶X-衍射(X-ray diffraction)测定结果表明:该晶体属单斜晶系;P2(1)/n空间群;晶胞参数:a=0.99380(15) nm,b=0.80617(12) nm,c=1.9251(3) nm,α=90.0(2)°,β=103.287(2)°,γ=90(2)°,V=1.5010(4) nm3,Dc=1.554 mg/cm3, μ=2.751 mm-1,F(000)=712,Z=4,R1=0.0290,ωR2=0.0660,R(int)=0.0322。该丹皮酚衍生物具有抗菌活性,对植物源真菌油菜菌核病菌Sclerotinia sclerotiorum和番茄灰霉病菌Botrytis cinerea的最小抑菌浓度(MIC)分别为0.36和0.48 g/L,对病源细菌福氏志贺菌Shigella flexneri 51065和金黄色葡萄球菌Staphylococcus aureus ATTCC25925的MIC分别为0.02和0.06 g/L。     

2-anilino-3-methylbutyrates and 2-(isoindolin-2-yl)-3-methylbutyrates,two novel groups of synthetic pyrethroid esters not containing a cyclopropane ring

A new series of substituted 2-anilino-3-methylbutyrates has been prepared; bioassay data for these compounds on Heliothis virescens, Musca domestica, Aphis fabae and Tetranychus urticae are presented and discussed. Some unexpected relationships were observed between the nature of the substituents and the biological activity. Increases in foliar stability were noted with certain substitution patterns. Both α-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl 3-methyl-2-(α, α, α,2-tetrafluoro-p-toluidino)butyrate and the corresponding 2-(2-chloro-α, α, α-trifluoro-p-toluidino)-3-methylbutyrate showed good stability in air and light, and exhibited biological activities of a similar nature and potency to those of previously known synthetic pyrethroids. Esters of the (R)-2- anilino-3-methylbutyric acids are far more active than those prepared from the (S)-enantiomers. The (R)-configuration at C-2 in these acids is sterically equivalent to the active absolute configuration at the chiral carbon α to the carboxylate group in both the permethrin and the fenvalerate types of pyrethroids. A new class of insecticidal 2-(isoindolin-2-yl)alkanoates is also reported. In this series the most biologically active analogue was α-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl 3-methyl-2-(4,5,6,7-tetrafluoroisoindolin-2-yl)butyrate. These esters were considerably less stable than the anilino analogues on exposure to air and light.     

2-[4-(对氟苯基)噻唑-2-基]-3-羟基-3-烃氧基丙烯腈的合成及杀菌活性

为了寻找生物活性良好的噻唑基丙烯腈类化合物,利用2-氰甲基-4-(对氟苯基)噻唑( 3 )与取代氯甲酸酯( 4 )在碱存在下反应,合成了15个未见文献报道的2- -3-羟基-3-烃氧基丙烯腈化合物( 5 ),其结构经核磁共振氢谱、质谱和元素分析表征。初步杀菌活性测试结果表明:所有化合物在试验浓度下均具有一定的抑菌活性,尤其对炭疽病菌Colletotrichum gossypii表现出较好的抑制活性,在质量浓度25 mg/L下,所有化合物的抑制率均在50%以上,其中化合物 5a、5e、5g、5k、5n和5o 的抑制率在80%以上。     

Effect of fungal metabolites and some derivatives against Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) and Nezara viridula (L.)

Two fungal metabolites, aspyrone (3-(1,2-epoxypropyl)-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-5,6-dihydropyran-2-one) and asperlactone (3-(1,2-epoxypropyl)-5-(1-hydroxyethyl)-5-furan-2-one) were isolated from an Aspergillus ochraceus Wilhelm strain showing IGR activity against Tribolium castaneum (Herbst). Synthetic derivatives of aspyrone were produced using published methods. These derivatives together with aspyrone and asperlactone were tested for insect growth-regulating activity against T. castaneum, and for ovicidal activity against Nezara viridula L. Of the compounds tested asperlactone appeared to be the most active.     

1-(2-酰氧基-4,5-亚甲二氧基)苯基-2-甲基丙烯酮类化合物的合成及抑菌活性

以具有较高抑菌活性的卡枯醇衍生物1-(2-羟基-4,5-亚甲二氧基)苯基-2-甲基丙烯酮为原料,设计合成了14个未见文献报道的1-(2-酰氧基-4,5-亚甲二氧基)苯基-2-甲基丙烯酮类(2a～2n)化合物,其结构经电喷雾串联质谱(ESI-MS)和核磁共振氢谱确证。初步生物活性测试结果表明,在100 mg/L下,目标化合物对5种供试病原菌均具有较高的抑菌活性,其中, 2b和2d 对番茄灰霉病菌Botrytis cinerea和小麦赤霉病菌Fusarium graminearum的抑制率达100%。     

含1,3,4-噻二唑的吡啶联吡唑乙酰胺类化合物的合成及除草活性

以乙酰丙酮、溴乙酸乙酯和2,6-二氯吡啶为起始原料,经取代、肼基化、环合、水解、酸化及缩合等反应,得到9个未见文献报道的吡啶联吡唑乙酰基类化合物 B1~B9 。其结构均经核磁共振氢谱和质谱表征。初步生物活性测定表明:在150 g/hm2的处理剂量下,大部分目标化合物表现出一定的除草活性,其中化合物 B2、B3、B6 和 B8 对苘麻Abutilon theophrasti Medicus、反枝苋Amaranthus retroflexus和凹头苋Amaranthus lividus L.生长的抑制率接近100%。     

Preparation of (R)-2-(4-hydroxyphenoxy) propionic acid by biotransformation

With Beauveria bassiana Lu 700 as biocatalyst an ecologically beneficial process has been developed for the production of (R)-2-(4-hydroxyphenoxy) propionic acid. The fungal strain used in this process, B. bassiana Lu 700, is also a very suitable catalyst for the selective monohydroxylation of other aromatic carboxylic acids.     

Synthesis and Insecticidal Activity of Some New 3-[4(3H)-Quinazolinone-2-(yl)thiomethyl]-1,2,4- triazole-5-thiols

A series of 14 new 3-[4(3H)-quinazolinone-2-(yl)thiomethyl]-1,2,4-triazoles were prepared and characterized by elemental analyses, IR, [¹H] NMR and mass spectral data. Four of the compounds showed insecticidal activity equivalent to that of malathion against the adult stage of the blow fly (Chrysomyia albiceps). However, their activity against the larval stages of this insect species was considerably weaker.     

The degradation of (Z)- and (E)-1,3-dichloropropenes and 1,2-dichloropropane in soil

The degradation in soil of the major constituents of a 1,3-dichloropropene-1,2-dich-loropropane nematicide has been studied under laboratory and outdoor conditions. In sealed glass containers, ( Z)- and ( E)-1,3-dichloropene- 2-¹⁴C were converted in soil into the corresponding 3-chloroallyl alcohols and these alcohols were in part strongly bound to the soil. The ( Z)- and ( E)-3-chloroacrylic acids were also found as minor products. More polar products were detected and these released the chloroacrylic acids in 20–30% yield upon hydrolysis. Although the 1,3-dichloropropenes were lost by volatilisation from soil stored in open glass jars outdoors, they also underwent degradation to the same products that were detected in sealed containers. There was evidence of only slight degradation of 1,2-dichloropropane- 2-¹⁴C (4 % or less of the applied radioactivity remained unextracted from a loam soil after 5 months). When soil treated with the 1,2-dichloropropane was stored outdoors in an open glass container, less than 1 % of the original radiolabel remained in the soil after 10 days under these conditions due to volatilisation of the applied material. In a separate experiment potatoes were grown in soil 6 months after treatment with a mixture of both ( Z)- and ( E)-1,3-dichloropropene- 2-¹⁴C and 1,2-dichloropropane- 2-¹⁴C. Although 5 % of the applied radiolabel remained in the soil at potato harvest the potato tubers contained only a very small residue (0.007 mg/kg).     

Quantitative structure-activity study of insecticidal 2-methoxy-5-(substituted-phenyl)-1, 3, 2-oxazaphospholidine 2-sulfides against Musca domestica L. by topical application

The quantitative relationship between the structure of 2-methoxy-5-(substituted-phenyl)-1, 3, 2-oxazaphospholidine 2-sulfides (5-PMOS) and their insecticidal activity against the house fly. Musca domestica L., was analyzed using reported physicochemical parameters and regression analysis. The electronic nature of the substituent on the phenyl group of 5-PMOS has the most significant effect on the activity, followed by hydrophobic and steric effects; the optimum value of Σρ is zero and the more hydrophobic the substituents on the phenyl group, the higher the insecticidal activity. The plots of observed pLD₅₀, values against calculated pLD₅₀ values for compounds having substituents in the ortho-position deviated downwards from those of compounds having substituents at the meta and/or para positions. This ortho-effect, which reduces the insecticidal activity of compounds having substituents at the ortho-position, was expressed by a dummy parameter D, which has the value 2 for di-ortho-substituted derivatives, 1 for mono-ortho-substituted derivatives and zero for others. Thus, the highest activity was obtained for 2-methoxy-5-phenyl-1, 3, 2-oxazaphospholidine 2-sulfide, and the activity was decreased by the introduction of any substituents on the phenyl group.     

N-(2-三氟甲基-4-氯苯基)-2-吡唑酰氨基环己烷基磺酰胺类化合物的合成与杀菌活性

吡唑酰胺类杀菌剂是近年新农药开发的热点。本研究采用EDCI/HOBt酰胺化法合成了14个结构新颖的N-(2-三氟甲基-4-氯苯基)-2-吡唑酰氨基环己烷基磺酰胺类化合物 ( 3a ~ 3n ),其结构均经1H NMR、13C NMR、质谱和元素分析确认,并用X-射线衍射法确定了化合物 3g 的单晶结构和立体构型。菌丝生长速率法试验结果表明,化合物 3a 、 3e 和 3j 对番茄灰霉病菌Botrytis cinerea KZ-9的EC₅₀值分别为4.28、10.08和11.31 mg/L,抑菌活性不及对照药剂啶酰菌胺和腐霉利;但在孢子萌发试验中,目标化合物表现出与对照药剂相近的抑菌活性,在10 mg/L下有7个化合物对灰霉病菌孢子萌发的抑制率超过了85%;在番茄活体盆栽试验中,化合物 3e 在200 mg/L下对番茄叶片及其花上灰霉病菌的防治效果分别为77.5%和65.2%,高于对照药剂啶酰菌胺 (防效分别为59.8%和30.3%),有进一步研究的价值。     

A stereoselective versatile synthesis of 3-(2,2- dihalovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylic acids

A straightforward high-yield synthesis of cis-3-(2,2-dihalovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclo-propanecarboxylic acids is described which uses only inexpensive starting materials and reagents. The synthesis of these acids, involving a [2+2]-cyclo-addition of halogenated ketenes with 2-methylpropene and two rearrangements (the ?cine’? and the Favorskii rearrangements) as the key steps, exemplifies the conceptually new synthesis.     

Quantitative structure-activity analysis of larvicidal 1-(substituted benzoyl)-2-benzoyl-1-tert-butylhydrazines against Chilo suppressalis

The larvicidal activity of a number of 1-(substituted benzoyl)-2-benzoyl–1 -ten-butylhydrazines against the rice stem borer (Chilo suppressalis Walk.) was measured. Variations in the activity were examined quantitatively using physico-chemical substituent and molecular parameters and regression analysis. The results indicated that the molecular hydrophobicity and the electron-withdrawing inductive/ field effect of ontho substituents are favourable to larvicidal activity. The bulkiness of substituents at the meta and para positions was unfavourable to activity, substitution at the para position being more unfavourable than that at the meta position in terms of van der Waals' volume. The 2,3–, 2,5- and 2,6-disubstitution patterns were also unfavourable to activity. Reductions in larvicidal activity caused by the 2,6-,- 2,3,5- and 2,3,4,5-substitutions were greater than those induced by the 2,3- and 2,5-disubstitutions. When the sum of contributions from favourable effects is greater than that from unfavourable effects, the larvicidal activity is expected to be superior to that of the unsubstituted compound.     

Physiological activity spectra of existing graminicides and the new herbicide 2-(2-benzothiazolyl-oxy)-N-methyl-N-phenylacetamide (mefenacet)

inhibitory activities of existing graminicides on root regeneration from monocotyledonous (oat) and dicotyledonous (soybean) plant cuttings in the light, in the dark and on algal growth were compared with the respective inhibitory activities of the new herbicide 2-(2-benzothiazo-lyl-oxy)-N-methyl-N-phenylacetamide (mefenacet). The mefenacet activity spectrum resembled that of the α-chloroacetamide herbicides. Herbicide groups of other structure-activity can be distinguished by their distinct activity spectrum. The mono-oxygenase inhibitors piperonyl but-oxide (PBO) and 1-aminobenzotriazole (ABT) were found to antagonize the inhibitory activities of herbicides from the thiolcarbamate, α-chloroacetamide, and oxyacetic acid amide structure groups in the oat rooting and leaf growth tests. The critical evaluation of the presently available information on graminicide and safener mode of action suggests the concept that lipid biosynthesis on the physiological level and mono-oxygenase type enzymes on the biochemical level may hold the target sites for many of the graminicides and safeners discussed.     

Inhibition of ergosterol biosynthesis in Ustilago maydis by the fungicide 1-[2-(2, 4-dichlorophenyl)-4-ethyl-1, 3-dioxolan-2-ylmethyl]-1H-1, 2, 4-triazole

Inhibition of sporidial multiplication in cultures of Ustilago maydis by 1-[2-(2, 4-dichlorophenyl)-4-ethyl-1, 3-dioxolan-2-ylmethyl]-1H-1, 2, 4-triazole^a (CGA-64251), at concentrations of 0.1, 1.0 and 5.0 μg ml^?1, increased from about 15% during the first 4 h, to 58–70% during the subsequent 4 to 12-h period. Sporidia became swollen and highly branched in the presence of the fungicide. Total lipid content as a percentage of the dry weight was not affected after exposure of the sporidia to the fungicide at 0.1 or 5 μg ml^?1 for 4 h, but synthesis of ergosterol and other demethyl-sterols was inhibited by 87–92%. Large quantities of methyl-sterol precursors of ergosterol and of free fatty acids accumulated in the treated sporidia. Fungitoxicity of CGA-64251 is attributed to inhibition of ergosterol biosynthesis at the stage of sterol C-14 demethylation.     

Base-catalysed hydrolysis of (E)- and (Z)-mevinphos

The rates at which (E)- and (Z)-mevinphos are hydrolysed in aqueous solutions in the pH range 8.7–11.5, and in the temperature range 30–50°C, have been measured. The overall activation parameters have been calculated, and equations to allow calculation of the rates in any basic conditions are given. The complicated routes by which (E)- and (Z)-mevinphos are hydrolysed to simple molecules have been deduced. The rates for the individual steps in each route have been either measured experimentally, or have been calculated through analogue simulation of all the reactions, by matching the calculated to the observed ultraviolet spectral changes during hydrolysis. It is proposed that (Z)-2-carboxyl-1-methylvinyl dimethyl phosphate is not observed as a hydrolysis product of (Z)-mevinphos because it decomposes by an extremely fast intramolecular reaction. The reasons for the greater lability of (E)-mevinphos are also discussed.     

Determination of N-(3-ethylsulfonyl-2-pyridinyl)-4,6-dimethoxy-2-pyridineamine in soil after treatment with rimsulfuron

An analytical procedure to detect N-(3-ethylsulfonyl-2-pyridinyl)-4,6-dimethoxy-2-pyridineamine, a degradation product deriving from the hydrolysis of rimsulfuron in soil, has been developed. The analytical standard was prepared by basic hydrolysis of rimsulfuron at pH 9 and purification on a silica gel chromatographic column. The compound obtained was stable at high temperature, thus enabling determination by gas chromatographic analysis. Soil samples were extracted with acetonitrile, purified with a SPE C18 cartridge and analysed using both nitrogen phosphorus (NPD) and mass spectrometer detectors. The analytical procedure described proved to be sensitive and reproducible. Recoveries varied from 84 to 90%. The limit of sensitivity was 0·001 mg kg^-1. © 1997 SCI.     

Design, synthesis and anticoccidial activity of a series of 3-(2-(2-methoxyphenyl)-2-oxoethyl) quinazolinone derivatives

A series of 3-(2-(2-methoxyphenyl)-2-oxoethyl) quinazolinone derivatives were designed and synthesized as anticoccidial agents by modifying the quinazoline ring of febrifugine. All the compounds were biologically evaluated according to the ACI method, and four of them exhibited anticoccidial activity against Eimeria tenella in the chicken at a dose of 9 mg/kg. Compound 5e shows ACI value at 173.2 and is as potent as decoquinate. These data suggest that 5e possesses high anticoccidial activity and may serve as a lead compound for the development of anticoccidial drugs in the future.