Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2016, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (3): 486.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20150729

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Synthesis and Biological Activity of Novel Dicyano-containning Cyclopropane-1-carboxamides

XU Gaofei, LIU Yanhong, YANG Xinling, WANG Daoquan, YUAN Dekai*()   

  1. Department of Applied Chemistry, Science College, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
  • Received:2015-09-17 Online:2016-03-10 Published:2016-01-24
  • Contact: YUAN Dekai E-mail:yuandekai@aliyun.com
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    † Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.20902107)

Abstract:

A series of novel dicyano-contained cyclopropanecarboxamide derivatives were designed and synthesized using fungicides containing cyano or cyclopropyl as leading structures. Intermediates 2-amino-2-(substituted) phenylacetonitriles or propionitriles 1a—1n were prepared via Strecker reaction. 1-Cyano-cyclopro-pyl-1-carboxylic(3) was obtained from ethyl cyanacetate and 1,2-dibrimoethane via cyclization and hydrolysis. 14 title compounds were obtained via the condensation of intermediates 1 and 3. The structures of all title compounds were confirmed by 1H NMR and HRMS. Compound 4f showed good fungicidal activity against Pythium aphanidermatum and Pyricularia oryzae with inhibiton rates of 55.3% and 67.1% at 50 μg/mL in vitro and against Pseudoperonospora cubensis and Erysiphe graminis with inhibiton rates of 50% and 85% at 400 μg/mL in vivo. Compound 4m could give total control against Puccinia sorghi at 400 μg/mL in vivo. In addition, compounds 4c, 4d, 4g, 4j and 4m showed good larvicidal activity against mosquitoes(Culex pipiens pallens) at 5 μg/mL with the lethal rate above 60%; compounds 4h and 4j possessed larvicidal activity against armyworms(Mythimna separata) at 600 μg/mL with the lethal rate of 66.7% and 50%.

Key words: Dicyano-containning cyclopropane-1-carboxamide, Strecker reaction, Condensation, Biological activity

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