title: Estimation of the hydrophobicity of 2,4-diphenyl-1,3-oxazoline analogs and QSAR analysis of their ovicidal activity against Tetranychus [corrected] urticae.
abstract: Partition coefficients of six 2-phenyl-1,3-oxazoline congeners containing 2-I, 2-NO2, 2-CF3, 2,6-(CH3)2, 2,6-F2, and 2-F-6-Cl substitutions on the phenyl moiety were measured in a 1-octanol/water system using the flask-shaking method. The effect on the hydrophobicity (LogP) of substituents on the phenyl moiety of 2-phenyl-1,3-oxazolines linearly correlated with that of benzamide congeners. logP values of other 2-(substituted phenyl)-1,3-oxazoline analogs were empirically estimated from the corresponding substituted benzamides. The ovicidal activity of 2-(substituted phenyl)-4-phenyl-1,3-oxazoline analogs against the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus [corrected] urticae was quantitatively analyzed using the classical QSAR (Hansch-Fujita) method. Results showed that ovicidal activity increases with hydrophobicity. The introduction of inductive electron-withdrawing groups at ortho-positions increased ovicidal activity, but addition of steric bulk was unfavorable. Substitution at either the meta- or para-position was detrimental to the acaricidal activity.
authors.affiliation: Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.
authors.forename: Chieka
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Minakuchi
authors.forename: Junji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Kazuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Toda
authors.forename: Miki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akamatsu
authors.forename: Yoshiaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D007306:Insecticides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008925:Mites / Q000187:drug effects*; D010063:Ovum / Q000187:drug effects*; D010080:Oxazoles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D021281:Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D010080:Oxazoles; D014867:Water