Synthesis and Herbicidal Activity of Triketone–Quinoline Hybrids as Novel 4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate Dioxygenase Inhibitors
作者:Da-Wei Wang、Hong-Yan Lin、Run-Jie Cao、Tao Chen、Feng-Xu Wu、Ge-Fei Hao、Qiong Chen、Wen-Chao Yang、Guang-Fu Yang
DOI:10.1021/acs.jafc.5b01530
日期:2015.6.17
4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (EC 1.13.11.27, HPPD) is one of the most important targets for herbicide discovery. In the search for new HPPD inhibitors with novel scaffolds, triketone-quinoline hybrids were designed and subsequently optimized on the basis of the structure -activity relationship (SAR) studies. Most of the synthesized compounds displayed potent inhibition of Arabidopsis thaliana HPPD (AtHPPD), and some of them exhibited broad-spectrum and promising herbicidal activity at the rate of 150 g ai/ha by postemergence application. Most promisingly, compound III-1, 3-hydroxy-2-(2-methoxy-7-(methylthio)quinoline-3-carbonyl)cyclohex-2-enone (K-i = 0.009 mu M, AtHPPD), had broader spectrum of weed control than mesotrione. Furthermore, compound III-1 was much safer to maize at the rate of 150 g ai/ha than mesotrione, demonstrating its great potential as herbicide for weed control in maize fields. Therefore, triketone-quinoline hybrids may serve as new lead structures for novel herbicide discovery.