Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2016, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (11): 1977.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20160434

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Design, Synthesis and Biological Activity of Novel Aphid Alarm Pheromone Analogues Containing Isonicotinic Acid

QIN Yaoguo1, ZHANG Jingpeng1, SONG Dunlun2, DUAN Hongxia1, LING Yun1, JIANG Biaobiao1, WANG Di1, YANG Xinling1,*()   

  1. 1. Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science
    2. Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
  • Received:2016-06-15 Online:2016-11-10 Published:2016-10-18
  • Contact: YANG Xinling E-mail:yangxl@cau.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    † Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21132003) and the Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest, China(No.201203022)

Abstract:

A series of new aphid alarm pheromone[(E)-β-farnesene, EBF] analogues containing isonicotinic acid was designed based on the principles of connecting sub-structure and bioisosterism. With EBF as a lead compound, 20 EBF analogues were prepared via four steps starting from geraniol. Their structures were confirmed by 1H NMR, 13C NMR, IR and HRMS. The preliminary bioassay suggested that all the analogues showed repellent and aphicidal activities against Myzus persicae(Sulzer). Among them, compounds 7d, 8f and 8n showed good repellent activity with the repellent rate of 62.6%, 62.0% and 61.0% respectively; and the analogues 8a, 8b and 8d exhibited better aphicidal mortality of 73.6%, 81.1% and 70.2% than lead EBF. The primary structure-activity relationship(SAR) analysis indicated that introducing of ester group was favorable to repellent activity while introducing amide was conducive to aphicidal activity. Moreover, N-substituted carbon chain length, number of branched chain as well as aromaticity played roles in repellent activity. This study provides useful clues for further development of novel aphid control agent.

Key words: Isonicotinic acid, Aphid alarm pheromone, Analogue, Biological activity

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