Bis(4-fluorophenyl)methyl(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl-methyl)-germane, a germanium analogue of the agricultural fungicide flusilazole: Synthesis and biol
摘要:
Bis(4-fluorophenyl)methyl(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl-methyl)germane (2), a germanium analogue of the agricultural fungicide flusilazole (1), has been synthesized from Cl3GeCH2Cl (3) by both a three-step and a four-step synthesis (3 --> (p-F-C6H4)2Ge(CH2Cl)Br (4) --> (p-F-C6H4)2Ge(CH2Cl)CH3 (5) --> 2; 5 --> (p-F-C6H4)2Ge(CH2I)CH3 (6) --> 2). The fungicidal properties of 2 have been compared with those of the parent silicon compound 1 (studies on Si/Ge bioisosterism). In various test systems, the Si/Ge analogues 1 and 2 showed comparable fungicidal properties (in activity against plant pathogenic fungi: in agar plate diffusion tests and greenhouse evaluations; in activity against human pathogenic fungi: in serial dilution tests). In addition, 1 and 2 displayed comparable potencies in respect of sterol biosynthesis inhibition in Saccharomycopsis lipolytica and Pyricularia oryzae, the mode of action being primarily an inhibition of oxidative C14-demethylation.
Bis(4-fluorophenyl)methyl(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl-methyl)germane (2), a germanium analogue of the agricultural fungicide flusilazole (1), has been synthesized from Cl3GeCH2Cl (3) by both a three-step and a four-step synthesis (3 --> (p-F-C6H4)2Ge(CH2Cl)Br (4) --> (p-F-C6H4)2Ge(CH2Cl)CH3 (5) --> 2; 5 --> (p-F-C6H4)2Ge(CH2I)CH3 (6) --> 2). The fungicidal properties of 2 have been compared with those of the parent silicon compound 1 (studies on Si/Ge bioisosterism). In various test systems, the Si/Ge analogues 1 and 2 showed comparable fungicidal properties (in activity against plant pathogenic fungi: in agar plate diffusion tests and greenhouse evaluations; in activity against human pathogenic fungi: in serial dilution tests). In addition, 1 and 2 displayed comparable potencies in respect of sterol biosynthesis inhibition in Saccharomycopsis lipolytica and Pyricularia oryzae, the mode of action being primarily an inhibition of oxidative C14-demethylation.