title: Synthesis of optically active N-(2-pyridyloxiran-2-ylmethyl) benzenesulfonamide derivatives and their herbicidal activity.
abstract: Novel herbicidally active sulfonamide compounds having a 2-arylsubstituted oxiranylmethyl structure are racemates due to a chiral carbon in the oxirane moiety. To clarify the stereochemical structure-activity relationship, we synthesized each enantiomer of 4-chloro-N-[2-(6-chloropyridin-2-yl)-2-oxiran-2-ylmethyl]-3,N-dimethylbenzenesulfonamide and N-[2-(6-chloropyridin-2-yl)-2-oxiran-2-ylmethyl]-N-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalene-2-sulfonamide by chemical methods including Sharpless asymmetric chlorohydroxylation. The results of herbicidal tests indicated that the (S)-isomers were the active forms.
authors.affiliation: Agricultural Chemicals Laboratory, Yokohama Research Center, Mitsubishi Chemical Co. Ltd., Japan. hosokawa@atlas.rc.m-kagaku.co.jp
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hosokawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Katsurada
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Minami
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jikihara
mesh_terms: D005027:Ethylene Oxide / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D006540:Herbicides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D006109:Poaceae / Q000187:drug effects; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013449:Sulfonamides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D000096926:Benzenesulfonamides
chemical_list: D005027:Ethylene Oxide; D006540:Herbicides; D013449:Sulfonamides; D000096926:Benzenesulfonamides