Stereoselective synthesis and biological activities of O‐(E)‐1‐{1‐[(6‐chloropyridin‐3‐yl)methyl]‐5‐methyl‐1H‐1,2,3‐triazol‐4‐yl}ethyleneamino‐O‐ethyl‐O‐arylphosphorothioates

To find novel lead compounds having high insecticidal activity, a series of phosphorothioate derivatives containing 1,2,3‐triazole and pyridine rings were synthesized by the reaction of 1‐{1‐[(6‐chloropyridin‐3‐yl)methyl]‐5‐methyl‐1H‐1,2,3‐triazol‐4‐yl}ethanone oxime with phosphorochloridothioates. Their structures were confirmed by IR, ¹H NMR, ³¹P NMR, mass spectrometry, and elemental analyses. The structure of 6c was determined by single crystal X‐ray diffraction, which is thermodynamically stable E isomer. The results of preliminary bioassay indicate that some title compounds possess insecticidal activity to some extent. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 19:15–20, 2008; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/hc.20367     

Synthesis,Structure and Biological Activities of Novel 2‐(Trifluoromethyl)‐ 6‐arylimidazo[2,1‐b][1,3,4]‐thiadiazole (bis‐)Mannich Base Derivatives Containing Substitutedpiperazine Moiety

A convenient and practicable method for the synthesis of the novel 2‐(trifluoromethyl)‐6‐arylimidazo[2,1‐b][1,3,4]‐thiadiazole (bis‐)Mannich base derivatives containing various substitutedpiperazine motif has been developed based on the fused‐heterocycle intermediate. The new structures were identified through melting points, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, ¹⁹F NMR, elemental analysis (or HRMS) and X‐ray single‐crystal diffraction. The pesticidal bioassays showed that some of compounds exhibited good fungicidal activities against Cercospora arachidicola, Physalospora piricola and Rhizoctonia cereali at 50 mg/L; some of them displayed favourable insecticidal activities against oriental armyworm (Mythimna separata Walker) at 200 mg/L, particularly, Vk and Vm with mortality rate of 75% and 80% respectively, could be considered as new insecticidal lead compounds for further structural optimization.     

Synthesis and Insecticidal Activities of 1,3,5‐Trisubstituted‐1,3,5‐hexahydrotriazine‐2‐N‐nitroimines

A new series of 1,3,5‐trisubstituted‐1,3,5‐hexahydrotriazine‐2‐N‐nitroimines ( 3a – 3j ) were designed and synthesized as novel neonicotinoid analogues, and their structures were characterized by ¹H NMR, IR, elemental analysis and MS. The preliminary bioassay tests showed that most of the target compounds had good insecticidal activities against Nilaparvata lugens as well as Aphis medicaginis at 500 mg/L, while compound 3i had 100% mortality against Nilaparvata lugens at 20 mg/L.     

Design,Synthesis, and Insecticidal Activity of 1,5‐Diphenyl‐1‐pentanone Analogues

Three series of novel 1,5‐diphenyl‐1‐pentanone derivatives were designed and synthesized. Their structures were characterized by IR, ¹H NMR techniques, and elemental analysis. The insecticidal activities of the new compounds were preliminarily evaluated. The bioassay results indicated that the compounds X11 – X30 displayed better aphicidal activity against Aphis gossypii than compounds X1 – X10 and the lead compound (E)‐1,5‐diphenyl‐1‐penten‐1‐one ( A ). The inhibitory rates of compounds X6 and X29 were 100% against Plutella xylostella (L.) at 600 mg·L^?1. Compounds X12 , X13, X19 , X24, X25 , X26 and X27 showed higher insecticidal activity against Tetranychus cinnabarinus (Boisduval) at 600 mg·L^?1 than the lead compound ( A ).     

Green Synthesis of 1‐(1,2,4‐Triazol‐4‐yl)spiro[azetidine‐2,3′‐(3H)indole]‐2′,4′(1′H)‐diones as Potential Insecticidal Agents

One pot green synthesis of 1‐(1,2,4‐triazol‐4‐yl)spiro[azetidine‐2,3′‐(3H)‐indole]‐2′,4′(1′H)‐diones was carried out by the reaction of indole‐2,3‐diones,4‐amino‐4H‐1,2,4‐triazole and acetyl chloride/chloroacetyl chloride in ionic liquid [bmim]PF₆ with/without using a catalyst. It was also prepared by conventional method via Schiff's bases, 3‐[4H‐1,2,4‐triazol‐4‐yl]imino‐indol‐2‐one. Further, the corresponding phenoxy derivatives were obtained by the reaction of chloro group attached to azetidine ring with phenols. The synthesized compounds were characterized by analytical and spectral (IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, and FAB mass) data. Evaluation for insecticidal activity against Periplaneta americana exhibited promising results.     

Synthesis and biological activity of 3‐[(6‐chloropyridin‐3‐yl)methyl]‐6‐substituted‐6,7‐dihydro‐3H‐1,2,3‐triazolo[4,5‐d]‐pyrimidin‐7‐imines

A series of 3‐[(6‐chloropyridin‐3‐yl)methyl]‐6‐substituted‐6,7‐dihydro‐3H‐1,2,3‐triazolo[4,5‐d]pyrimidin‐7‐imines were designed and synthesized via a multi‐step sequence using 2‐chloro‐5‐(chloromethyl)‐pyridine as the starting material. Various primary aliphatic amines, hydrazine and hydrazide reacted with 3 to obtain the cyclization products 4 . Their structures were confirmed by ¹H NMR and elemental analyses, some of them were also confirmed by IR, ¹³C NMR, MS and single crystal X‐ray diffraction. The preliminary bioassay indicated that some of the target compounds 4 displayed moderate to weak fungicidal activity and insecticidal activity.     

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Biological Activities of O, O-Dialkyl α-[1-（2-Chlorothiazol-5-ylmethyl）-5-methyl- 1 H-1,2,3-triazol-4-ylcarbonyloxy]alkylphosphonates

In order to search for novel agrochemicals with high activity and low toxicity, a series of phosphonate derivatives containing 1,2,3-triazole and thiazole rings were designed and synthesized using 2-chloro-5-（chloromethyl）- thiazole as the starting material. Their structures were confirmed by IR, ^1H NMR, ^31p NMR, EI-MS or ESI-MS and elemental analyses. The crystal structure of 7a was determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Preliminary bioassays indicated that most of the target compounds did not display insecticidal activities, but a fraction of them possessed herbicidal and fungicidal activities to some extent.     

Synthesis and Insecticidal Evaluation of Novel N‐Pyridylpyrazolecarboxamides Containing Different Substituents in the ortho‐Position

In order to look for novel insecticides containing N‐pyridylpyrazole, ten novel pyrazolecarboxamides containing different ortho‐substituents in the aniline part were synthesized, and their structures were characterized by ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR and HRMS. The single crystal structure of 10b was determined by X‐ray diffraction. Their evaluated insecticidal activity against oriental armyworm (Mythimna separata) indicated that all the compounds exhibited moderate insecticidal activities.     

Synthesis,Bioactivities and Structure Activity Relationship of N‐4‐Methyl‐1,2,3‐thiadiazole‐5‐carbonyl‐N′‐phenyl Ureas

Twenty nine novel N‐4‐methyl‐1,2,3‐thiadiazole‐5‐carbonyl‐N′‐phenyl ureas were designed and synthesized, and their structures were confirmed by proton nuclear magnetic resonance (¹H NMR), infra red spectroscopy (IR) and high‐resolution mass spectroscopy (HRMS). Compounds V‐9 , V‐11 , V‐12 , V‐15 , V‐19 , V‐21 , V‐22 and V‐24 exhibit excellent activity against Culex pipiens pallens. Compounds V‐12 and V‐22 present good insecticidal activity against Plutella xylostella L. Their median lethal concentrations (LC₅₀) are 164.15 and 89.69 mg·L^?1, respectively. Compound V‐11 also has potential wide spectrum of fungicide activity. Its median effective concentrations (EC₅₀) detected from 3.82 µg·mL^?1 against Physalospora piricola to 31.60 µg·mL^?1 against Cercospora arachidicola. Compounds V‐15 and V‐24 show outstanding induction activities as same as positive controls TDL and ningnanmycin, furthermore V‐24 has the highest induction activity of 41.85%±4.43%. To elucidate the structure activity relationship in these compounds, a 3D‐QSAR model has been built. The established model showed a reliable predicting ability with q² values of 0.643 and r² values of 0.982.     

Synthesis and Absolute Configuration at C(8) of ‘p‐Menthane‐3,8,9‐triol’ Derived from (–)‐Isopulegol

Two diastereoisomers of the new, potentially insecticidal ‘p‐menthane‐3,8,9‐triol’ (=(2S)‐ and (2R)‐ 2‐[(1R,2R,4R)‐2‐hydroxy‐4‐methylcyclohexyl]propane‐1,2‐diol; (8S)‐ and (8R)‐ 1 ), have been synthesized from (–)‐isopulegol by both conventional dihydroxylation and catalytic Sharpless dihydroxylation (Scheme). The absolute configuration at C(8) of the corresponding orthoformate adduct (8S)‐ 3a was determined by ¹H‐NMR and X‐ray crystallographic analysis (Figure).     

Synthesis and Insecticidal Evaluation of Novel Phthalic Diamides Containing 1,2,3‐Triazoles via Click Reaction

A series of novel phthalic diamide derivatives containing 1,2,3‐triazole moiety were synthesized using one‐pot click chemistry approach and characterized by ¹H NMR and HRMS. The insecticidal activity against armyworm (Mythimna separata), Tetranychu scinnabarinus and cowpea aphid (Aphis craccivora) was evaluated. Compounds 4II‐a and 4II‐i showed 50% insecticidal activity against armyworm (Mythimna separata) at the concentration of 4 mg/L and one‐third of the compounds had moderate activity against Tetranychus cinnabarinus at 500 mg/L.     

Design,Synthesis, and Biological Activities of Novel 2‐Alkylpyrrole Derivatives

To investigate the alkyl analog of insecticide chlorfenapyr, two series of 2‐alkyl‐4‐bromo‐5‐(trifluoromethyl)pyrrole‐3‐carbonitriles were synthesized with a cycloaddition as the key step. The target products were characterized by ¹H‐NMR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, or HRMS. The insecticidal, herbicidal, and antifungal activities of the target compounds were evaluated and found that these compounds did not show much insecticidal activity, but compounds 4 , 10 , and 11 had very good fungicidal activities against Alternaria solani and Fusarium oxysporum. Moreover, compound 4 had an outstanding inhibition effect against pigweed.     

Synthesis and Insecticidal Evaluation of Novel N‐pyridylpyrazole Derivatives Containing Diacylhydrazine/1,3,4‐Oxadiazole Moieties

Two series of novel N‐pyridylpyrazole derivatives containing diacylhydrazine/1,3,4‐oxadiazole moieties were designed and synthesized based on the structure of chlorantraniliprole and characterized via ¹H‐NMR, ¹³C‐NMR, IR, MS, and elemental analysis. The preliminary bioassay indicated that some of the title compounds I and II exhibited larvicidal activities against Mythimna separata with 90–100% death rates at 500 mg/L. The further test showed that these compounds had weak insecticidal activity against Mythimna separata and Plutella xylostella at 200 mg/L and might be not suitable as insecticide lead compound for further optimization.     

NMR analysis of 6‐(2′,3′‐dihydro‐1′H‐inden‐1′‐yl)‐1H‐indene

¹H, ¹³C and two‐dimensional NMR analyses were applied to determine the NMR parameters of 6‐(2′,3′‐dihydro‐1′H‐inden‐1′‐yl)‐1H‐indene. The measurements were accomplished with 0.5 mg of the substance, this quantity being sufficient to determine the chemical shifts of all the H and C atoms, and also the appropriate coupling constants and to give the complete NMR resonance assignments of the molecule. The predicted patterns of the four different H atoms of the methylene groups of the indane structural element coincided completely with the complex patterns in the NMR spectra. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

含噻唑和1,2,3-三唑环的硫代磷酸肟酯的合成与生物活性

为了寻找高效、低毒的新型农用化学品,以2-氯-5-(氯甲基)噻唑为起始原料,设计合成了一系列新型含1,2,3-三唑和噻唑杂环的肟醚硫代磷酸酯衍生物,采用IR, 1H NMR, 31P NMR, MS和元素分析对其进行了结构表征。初步生物活性测试结果表明：该系列化合物具有中等程度的杀虫和杀菌活性。     

Synthesis ofN1‐3‐{(4‐Substituted aryl‐3‐chloro‐2‐oxo‐azetidine)‐iminocarbamyl}‐propyl‐6‐nitroindazole Derivatives and Their Biological Significance

Synthesis ofN¹‐3‐{(4‐substitute daryl‐3‐chloro‐2‐oxo‐azetidine)‐iminocarbamyl}‐propyl‐6‐nitroindazole 4a – 4s was conducted by a conventional method. All the compounds were synthesized and characterized by IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, FAB‐Mass techniques and chemical methods. All the final synthesized compounds were evaluated for their antimicrobial activity and antitubercular activity with MIC values against some selected microorganisms.     

Synthesis of some new 1‐acyl‐5‐aryl‐3‐(5‐methyl‐1‐p‐tolyl‐1H‐1,2,3‐triazol‐4‐yl)‐4,5‐dihydro‐1H‐pyrazole

Some new compounds (E)‐3‐aryl‐1‐(5‐methyl‐1‐p‐tolyl‐1H‐1,2,3‐triazol‐4‐yl)‐prop‐2‐en‐1‐ones 5a–e were prepared by 1‐(5‐methyl‐1‐p‐tolyl‐1H‐1,2,3‐triazol‐4‐yl)‐ethanone and various aromatic aldehydes. Then one pot reaction was happened by compounds 5a–e with hydrazine hydrate in acetic acid or propionic acid, respectively, to give the title compounds 1acyl‐5‐aryl‐3‐(5‐methyl‐1‐p‐tolyl‐1H‐1,2,3‐triazol‐4‐yl)‐4,5‐dihydro‐1H‐pyrazoles 6a–i . All structures were established by MS, IR, CHN, ¹H‐NMR and ¹³C‐NMR spectral data. J. Heterocyclic Chem., (2012).     

Synthesis of Novel 6‐Mercapto‐12‐phenethyl‐quinazolino[3,4‐a]quinazolinones

Novel 6‐mercapto‐12‐phenethyl‐quinazolino[3,4‐a]quinazolinone derivatives were synthesized through a user‐friendly five‐step reaction starting from isatoic anhydride. All products were characterized by IR, ¹H‐NMR, ¹³C‐NMR spectroscopy, and chemical analysis. All of them were evaluated for their in vitro cytotoxic activity against two cell lines namely MOLT‐4 (human lymphoblastic leukemia) and MCF‐7 (human breast adenocarcinoma).     

Synthesis and Fungicidal Activities of 2,3‐Dimethyl‐4‐(1‐acyloxy)alkoxy‐6‐tert‐butyl‐8‐fluoroquinolines

A series of 2,3‐dimethyl‐4‐(1‐acyloxy)alkoxy‐6‐tert‐butyl‐8‐fluoroquinolines were synthesized by 4‐(tert‐butyl)aniline as the starting material via acylation, substitution, and hydrolysis, and their structures were characterized by ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, and HRMS. The fungicidal activity showed that compounds 6c , 6e , and 6f had excellent activity against Sphoaerotheca fuliginea with EC₅₀ values of 38.62, 6.77, and 50.35 mg/L, respectively. The results suggest that this chemotype of compounds warrant further studies as promising fungicide.     

Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of N‐substituted N′‐[6‐methyl‐2‐oxido‐1,3,2‐dioxaphosphinino(5,4‐b)pyridine‐2‐yl]ureas

N‐Substituted N′‐[6‐methyl‐2‐oxido‐1,3,2‐dioxaphosphinino(5,4,‐b)pyridine‐2‐yl]ureas have been accomplished by condensation of equimolar quantities of chlorides of various carbamidophosphoric acids ( 3 ) with 3‐hydroxyl‐6‐methyl‐2‐pyridinemethanol (lutidine diol) ( 4 ) in the presence of triethylamine in dry toluene–tetrahydrofuran (1:1) mixture at 45–50°C. Their structures were established by elemental analyses, IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, and ³¹P NMR spectral data. Their antifungal and antibacterial activity is also evaluated. Most of these compounds exhibited moderate antimicrobial activity in the assays. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 14:509–512, 2003; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/hc.10181