title: Microwave-assisted, one-pot syntheses and fungicidal activity of polyfluorinated 2-benzylthiobenzothiazoles.
abstract: Polyfluorinated 2-benzylthiobenzothiazoles 3a-l are prepared via a microwave-assisted, one-pot procedure. The advantages, such as good to excellent yields, shorter reaction time (14-21min), readily available starting material, and simple purification procedure, distinguish the present protocol from other existing methods used for the synthesis of 2-benzylthiobenzothiazoles. Bioassay indicated that most of the compounds showed significant fungicidal activity against Rhizoctonia solani, Botrytis cinereapers, and Dothiorella gregaria at a dosage of 50microg/mL. Interestingly, compared to the control of commercial fungicide, triadimefon, compound 3c exhibited much higher activities against R. solani, B. cinereapers, and D. gregaria, which showed that the polyfluorinated 2-benzylthiobenzothiazoles can be used as lead compound for developing novel fungicides.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, PR China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Guang-Fu
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D052160:Benzothiazoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020171:Botrytis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D005461:Fluorine / Q000737:chemistry*; D006361:Heating; D008872:Microwaves; D012232:Rhizoctonia / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D052160:Benzothiazoles; D005461:Fluorine