Antifungal Activity of 4′-(2,6,6-Trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl)-3′-butene-2′-ketoxime<i>N</i>-<i>O</i>-Alkyl Ethers
作者:Tirthankar Banerjee、Prem Dureja
DOI:10.1021/jf903044j
日期:2010.1.27
A number of 4'-(2,6,6-trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl)-3'-butene-2'-ketoxime N-O-alkyl ethers were prepared, separated into their E and Z isomers, and characterized on the basis of H-1 NMR and mass spectroscopy. These compounds were tested in vitro for antifungal activity against four important phytopathogenic fungi, namely, Sclerotium rolfsii, Rhizoctonia bataticola, Macrophomina phaseolina, and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. E isomers of 4'-(2,6,6-trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl)-3'-butene-2'-ketoxime N-O-propyl ether (ED50 = 32.36 mu g mL(-1)) and 4'-(2,6,6-trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl)-3'-butene-2'-ketoxime N-O-(1 ''-methyl) ethyl ether (ED50 = 35.50 mu g mL(-1)) showed maximum antifungal activity against R. bataticola and S. rolfsii, respectively, whereas 4'-(2,6,6-trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl)-3'-butene-2'(Z)-ketoxime N-O-pentyl ether was found to be active against M. phaseolina (ED50 = 31.08 mu g mL(-1)) and S. sclerotiorum (ED50 21.39 mu g mL(-1)), respectively. The Z isomer of 4'-(2,6,6-trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl)-3'-butene-2'-ketoxime N-O-pentyl ether, which was found to be most effective, was tested against S. sclerotiorum in a greenhouse at 1 and 5% concentrations. The 5% aqueous emulsion of 4'-(2,6,6-trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl)-3'-butene-2'(Z)-ketoxime N-O-pentyl ether suppressed disease development in pea by 90-95% as compared with the untreated infested soil in the greenhouse after 21 days of treatment.