title: Synthesis of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-N,N'-bis(2,6-dimethylphenyl)cyclobutane-1,3-diimine , a unique compound from Arundo donax, and its analogues to test their antifeedant activity against the boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis.
abstract: 2,2,4,4-Tetramethyl-N,N'-bis(2,6-dimethylphenyl) cyclobutane-1,3-diimine (1), which was isolated from the Thai plant Arundo donax as an antifeedant against the boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis), and its analogues (9-13) were synthesized and shown to possess no remarkable antifeedant activity of practical interest.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Science University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mochizuki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takikawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mori
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera; D003503:Cyclobutanes / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D007097:Imines / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D007306:Insecticides / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010572:Pest Control, Biological; D006109:Poaceae / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: C410950:2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-N,N'-bis(2,6-dimethylphenyl)cyclobutane-1,3-diimine; D003503:Cyclobutanes; D007097:Imines; D007306:Insecticides