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Pyridine Derivatives as Insecticides: Part 6. Design, Synthesis, Molecular Docking, and Insecticidal Activity of 3-(Substituted)methylthio-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroisoquinoline-4-carbonitriles Toward Aphis gossypii ( Glover , 1887).

Authors :
Khamies E
Bakhite EA
El-Emary TI
Gad MA
Abdel-Hafez SH
Abdou A
Said AI
Source :
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry [J Agric Food Chem] 2024 Sep 25; Vol. 72 (38), pp. 20842-20849. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 16.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

Three new series of 3-(substituted)methylthio-4-cyano-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroisoquinolines were designed and synthesized starting from readily available materials, 7-acetyl-4-cyano-1,6-dimethyl-6-hydroxy-8-(4-pyridyl, 3-pyridyl, phenyl, 4-methoxyphenyl, or 4-chlorophenyl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrosoquinoline-3(2 H )-thiones 2a - e in high yields and very pure states. Thus, compounds 2a - e were reacted with some chloro reagents, namely, N -aryl-2-chloroacetamides 3a - f and N -(naphthalen-2-yl)-2-chloroacetamide ( 3g ) under mild basic conditions to give the first two series of the target compounds, 3-( N -aryl)carbamoylmethylthio-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroisoquinoline-4-carbonitriles 4a - l and 5a - e , respectively. Reaction of compounds 2d , e with ethyl chloroacetate under the same conditions gave the other series, 3-ethoxycarbonyl-methylthio-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroisoquinoline-4-carbonitriles 6d , e . Structural formulas of all of the new compounds were elucidated and confirmed by elemental and spectral analyses. The insecticidal activity of all synthesized 5,6,7,8-tetrahydrosoquinolines toward the nymphs and adults of Aphis gossypii were screened. The results revealed the promising insecticidal activity of some tested compounds. Moreover, the structure-activity relationships as well as molecular docking of some representative compounds were evaluated.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1520-5118
Volume :
72
Issue :
38
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
39283911
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.4c03947