581101-46-4Relevant articles and documents
Comparison of Phenylacetates with Benzoates and Phenylpropanoates as Antifeedants for the Pine Weevil, Hylobius abietis
Unelius, C. Rikard,Bohman, Bj?rn,Nordlander, G?ran
, p. 11797 - 11805 (2018/11/21)
This study concludes an extensive investigation of antifeedants for the pine weevil, Hylobius abietis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), an economically important pest of planted conifer seedlings. Building on the previously reported antifeedant effects of benzoates and phenylpropanoids (aromatic compounds with one- or three-carbon-atom substituents on the benzene ring), we here report the antifeedant effects of compounds with two-carbon-atom side chains (i.e., phenylacetates). We also present new results; the best antifeedants from the benzoate class were tested at 10-fold lower concentrations in order to find the optimal antifeedants. Generally, for all three compound classes, efficient antifeedants were found to have one or two methyl, chloro, or methoxy substituents on the aromatic ring. For monosubstituted phenylpropanoids, the substituent preferably should be in the para-position. In the search for synergistic antifeedant effects among the three compound classes, combinations of compounds from the three classes were tested in binary and ternary mixtures.
Quantitative structure-activity relationships of pine weevil antifeedants, a multivariate approach
Sunnerheim, Kerstin,Nordqvist, Anneli,Nordlander, Goeran,Borg-Karlson, Anna-Karin,Unelius, C. Rickard,Bohman, Bjoern,Nordenhem, Henrik,Hellqvist, Claes,Karlen, Anders
, p. 9365 - 9372 (2008/03/17)
Antifeedant activity of mainly phenylpropanoic, cinnamic, and benzoic acids esters was tested on the pine weevil, Hylobius abietis (L.). Of 105 compounds screened for activity, 9 phenylpropanoates, 3 cinnamates, and 4 benzoates were found to be highly active antifeedants. To understand the structure-activity relationships of these compounds, a multivariate analysis study was performed. A number of molecular and substituent descriptors were calculated and correlated to results from two-choice feeding tests with H. abietis. Three local models were developed that had good internal predictive ability. External test sets showed moderate predictivity. In general, low polarity, small size, and high lipophilicity were characteristics for compounds having good antifeedant activity.
Chiral building blocks: Enantioselective syntheses of benzyloxymethyl phenyl propionic acids
Parsons, Jack G.,Stachurska-Buczek, Danuta,Choi, Neil,Griffiths, Peter G.,Huggins, Daniel A.,Krywult, Beata M.,Marino, Sharon T.,Nguyen, Thao,Sheehan, Craig S.,James, Ian W.,Bray, Andrew M.,White, Jonathan M.,Boyce, Rustum S.
, p. 449 - 458 (2007/10/03)
The synthesis of (2S)-2-benzyloxymethyl-3-(2-fluoro-4-methoxyphenyl)- propionic acid, (2S)-2-benzyloxymethyl-3-(2-fluoro-4-methylphenyl)propionic acid and (2S)-2-benzyl-oxymethyl-3-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)propionic acid has been achieved by TiCl4 mediated alkylation of the corresponding (4R)-4-benzyl-3-[3-(2-fluoro-4-methoxyphenyl-, 2-fluoro-4-methylphenyl-, 2,4-dimethylphenyl-)propionyl]-2-oxazolidinones, followed by hydrolysis of the chiral auxiliary. The stereochemistry of the alkylation reaction was confirmed by an X-ray crystal structure of (4R)-4-benzyl-3-[(2S)-2-benzyloxymethyl-3-(2- fluoro-4-methylphenyl)propionyl]-2-oxazolidinone.
