title: Design, synthesis, crystal structures, and insecticidal activities of eight-membered azabridge neonicotinoid analogues.
abstract: Three series of novel azabridge neonicotinoid analogues were designed and synthesized, which were constructed by starting material A, glutaraldehyde, and primary amine hydrochlorides (aliphatic amines, phenylhydrazines, and anilines). Most of the eight-membered azabridge compounds presented higher insecticidal activities than oxabridged compound B against cowpea aphid (Aphis craccivora) and brown planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens). Compared with imidacloprid, some azabridged compounds exhibited excellent insecticidal activity against brown planthopper. The crystal structures and bioassay indicated that changing bridge atoms from O to N could lead to entirely different conformations, which might be the important influential factor of the bioactivities.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology , Shanghai 200237, China.
authors.forename: Renbo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Xiaoyong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Jiagao
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Xusheng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.forename: Zhong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000691:Anabasine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry; D000814:Aniline Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D000818:Animals; D001042:Aphids / Q000187:drug effects; D003460:Crystallization; D015195:Drug Design; D005976:Glutaral / Q000737:chemistry; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000187:drug effects; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000737:chemistry; D007306:Insecticides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D000073943:Neonicotinoids; D009574:Nitro Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D010659:Phenylhydrazines / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000814:Aniline Compounds; D007093:Imidazoles; D007306:Insecticides; D000073943:Neonicotinoids; D009574:Nitro Compounds; D010659:Phenylhydrazines; C030299:phenylhydrazine; C082359:imidacloprid; D000691:Anabasine; C023650:aniline; D005976:Glutaral
keywords: azabridge; insecticide; neonicotinoids; oxabridge