Study on Design, Synthesis and Herbicidal Activity of Novel 6-Indazolyl-2-picolinic Acids.

Thirty-eight new 4-amino-3,5-dicholo-6-(1-indazolyl)-2-picolinic acids and 4-amino-3,5-dicholo-6-(2-indazolyl)-2-picolinic acids were designed by scaffold hopping and synthesized to discover potential herbicidal molecules. All the new compounds were tested to determine their inhibitory activities against and the root growth of five weeds. In general, the synthesized compounds exhibited excellent inhibition properties and showed good inhibitory effects on weed root growth.

Parallel kinetic resolution of aziridines chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed apparent hydrolytic ring-opening.

We report a chiral phosphoric acid catalyzed apparent hydrolytic ring-opening reaction of racemic aziridines in a regiodivergent parallel kinetic resolution manner. Harnessing the acyloxy-assisted strategy, the highly stereocontrolled nucleophilic ring-opening of aziridines with water is achieved. Different kinds of aziridines are applicable in the process, giving a variety of enantioenriched aromatic or aliphatic amino alcohols with up to 99% yields and up to >99.

Design, Synthesis, Herbicidal Activity, and Structure-Activity Relationship Study of Novel 6-(5-Aryl-Substituted-1-Pyrazolyl)-2-Picolinic Acid as Potential Herbicides.

Picolinic acid and picolinate compounds are a remarkable class of synthetic auxin herbicides. In recent years, two new picolinate compounds, halauxifen-methyl (Arylex active) and florpyrauxifen-benzyl (Rinskor active), have been launched as novel herbicides. Using their structural skeleton as a template, 33 4-amino-3,5-dicholor-6-(5-aryl-substituted-1-pytazolyl)-2-picolinic acid compounds were designed and synthesized for the discovery of compounds with potent herbicidal activity.

Design, Synthesis, Fungicidal and Insecticidal Activities of Novel Diamide Compounds Combining Pyrazolyl and Polyfluoro-Substituted Phenyl into Alanine or 2-Aminobutyric Acid Skeletons.

Thirty novel diamide compounds combining pyrazolyl and polyfluoro-substituted phenyl groups into alanine or 2-aminobutyric acid skeletons were designed and synthesized with pyflubumide as the lead compound to develop potent and environmentally friendly pesticides. The preliminary bioassay results indicated that the new compounds containing the para-hexa/heptafluoroisopropylphenyl moiety exhibit fungicidal, insecticidal, and acaricidal activities. This is the first time that the para-hexa/heptafluoroisopropylphenyl group is a key fragment of the fungicidal activity of new N-phenyl amide compounds.

Design, Synthesis, and Biological Activities of Novel 1,3,5-Trimethylpyrazole-Containing Malonamide Derivatives.

New 1,3,5-trimethylpyrazole-containing malonamide derivatives based on pyflubumide were designed, synthesized, and characterized using ¹H-NMR, C-NMR, and high-resolution mass spectra (HRMS). The results of preliminary bioassays showed that the target compounds possessed good activities against , , and . Most of the target compounds exhibited moderate to good acaricidal activity against at a concentration of 400 µg/mL, and some showed moderate activity at a concentration of 200 µg/mL; in particular, compounds and exhibited 70.

A one-pot approach to pyridyl isothiocyanates from amines.

A one-pot preparation of pyridyl isothiocyanates (ITCs) from their corresponding amines has been developed. This method involves aqueous iron(III) chloride-mediated desulfurization of a dithiocarbamate salt that is generated in situ by treatment of an amine with carbon disulfide in the present of DABCO or sodium hydride. The choice of base is of decisive importance for the formation of the dithiocarbamate salts.

[Physical stability of imidacloprid suspension concentrate studied by the multiple light scattering technique].

The stability of pesticide SC suspension was studied by Turbiscan Lab Analyzer. The Turbiscan Lab can be used to analyze the concentrated colloids, dispersant samples, and the instable mechanism of the suspension system in the initial stage. The Turbiscan Lab can also determine the thickness changes of sedimentation with the time, the settling rate of particles with time, and the particle size changes with time.

A highly sensitive and selective immunoassay for the detection of tetrabromobisphenol A in soil and sediment.

Tetrabromobisphenol A is the most widely used brominated flame retardant. A sensitive and selective enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of tetrabromobisphenol A was developed. The limit of detection and the inhibition half-maximum concentration of tetrabromobisphenol A in phosphate buffered saline with 10% methanol were 0.

Highly enantioselective addition of 1,3-diynes to aldehydes catalyzed by a zinc-amino alcohol complex.

Asymmetric catalysis: A highly enantioselective and efficient procedure for the amino alcohol-zinc-catalyzed addition of 1,3-diynes to various aromatic, α,β-unsaturated, and aliphatic aldehydes has been developed. The present catalytic system was successfully applied in the concise synthesis of natural products such as (S)-strongylodiols A and B (see scheme).

Development of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay specific to Sudan red I.

To obtain antibodies to develop an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the analysis of Sudan red I, haptens were designed and synthesized via four different strategies: (i) attachment of a spacer at the para position of the benzene ring, (ii) attachment of a spacer at the naphthol part, (iii) attachment of a spacer at the hydroxyl group of the Sudan red I molecule, and (iv) use of a fragment of the target molecule. A total of 10 haptens were used to generate immunogens, coating antigens, and polyclonal antibodies. One of the heterologous ELISAs developed exhibited an IC(50) of 1.

Design, synthesis, and insecticidal activities of phthalamides containing a hydrazone substructure.

Fluobendiamide is the first commercialized artificial synthetic insecticide acting on the ryanodine receptor. This new molecule possesses a combination of excellent insecticidal activity and eco-friendly characteristics with a skeleton structure of phthalamide. In this study, we incorporated hydrazone, present in many pesticidal compounds reported during the last two decades, into phthalamide derivatives via Schiff-base condensation and aminolysis to obtain 21 new compounds; these compounds were characterized by proton nuclear magnetic resonance ((1)H NMR), infrared spectroscopy (IR), and high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) or elemental analysis.

Highly enantioselective zinc/amino alcohol-catalyzed alkynylation of aldehydes.

Meeting the challenge: The zinc/amino alcohol catalyzed enantioselective addition of terminal alkynes to aldehydes is effective with both phenylacetylene and methyl propiolate, leading to chiral secondary propargyl alcohols with very high enantioselectivity (see scheme).

Liquid-phase synthesis of chiral tartrate ligand library for enantioselective sharpless epoxidation of allylic alcohols.

This paper reports a successful development of a group of efficient soluble polymer-supported chiral tartrate ligands by liquid-phase synthesis for Sharpless epoxidation of a variety of allylic alcohols through ligand diversity. The influence of substituent in chiral tartrate ligands on the enantioselectivities of the reaction was disclosed. Moderate chemical yields and good enantiomeric excesses were obtained by using soluble polymer-supported tartrate ester in the epoxidation of allylic alcohols with Ti(O-i-Pr)(4)/tert-butyl hydroperoxide.