Screening of Dialkoxybenzenes and Disubstituted Cyclopentene Derivatives against the Cabbage Looper, Trichoplusia ni, for the Discovery of New Feeding and Oviposition Deterrents
作者:Yasmin Akhtar、Murray B. Isman、Peggy M. Paduraru、Srinivas Nagabandi、Ranjeet Nair、Erika Plettner
DOI:10.1021/jf071636d
日期:2007.12.1
with some exhibiting strong toxic and oviposition deterrent effects as well. Our results suggest some structure-function relationships within these libraries. Replacement of a methyl group with larger alkyl substituents increased the feeding deterrent effects in most cases. The presence of a free hydroxyl group, irrespective of the carbon framework or alkyl substituent, served to reduce feeding deterrent
Palladium-catalyzed synthesis of cis-2-[4-(9H-Purin-9-yl)-2-cyclopenten-1-yl]ethanol analogues
作者:Lakshmi B. Akella、Robert Vince
DOI:10.1016/0040-4020(96)00015-4
日期:1996.2
A concise 6–7 step synthesis of the carbocyclic nucleosides cis-2-[4-(9H-Purin-9-yl)-2-cyclopenten-1-yl]ethanolanalogues utilizing palladium chemistry has been described.
Background The ectoparasitic mite, Varroa destructor, is considered to be one of the most significant threats to apiculture around the world. Chemical cues are known to play a significant role in the host-finding behavior of Varroa. The mites distinguish between bees from different task groups, and prefer nurses over foragers. We examined the possibility of disrupting the Varroa – honey bee interaction by targeting the mite's olfactory system. In particular, we examined the effect of volatile compounds, ethers of cis 5-(2′-hydroxyethyl) cyclopent-2-en-1-ol or of dihydroquinone, resorcinol or catechol. We tested the effect of these compounds on the Varroa chemosensory organ by electrophysiology and on behavior in a choice bioassay. The electrophysiological studies were conducted on the isolated foreleg. In the behavioral bioassay, the mite's preference between a nurse and a forager bee was evaluated. Principal findings We found that in the presence of some compounds, the response of the Varroa chemosensory organ to honey bee headspace volatiles significantly decreased. This effect was dose dependent and, for some of the compounds, long lasting (>1 min). Furthermore, disruption of the Varroa volatile detection was accompanied by a reversal of the mite's preference from a nurse to a forager bee. Long-term inhibition of the electrophysiological responses of mites to the tested compounds was a good predictor for an alteration in the mite's host preference. Conclusions These data indicate the potential of the selected compounds to disrupt the Varroa - honey bee associations, thus opening new avenues for Varroa control.
A route to enantiomerically pure 5-(2′-hydroxyethyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-ol and its absolute configuration by Mosher esters
作者:Hao Chen、Srinivas Nagabandi、Steven Smith、Jonathan M. Goodman、Erika Plettner
DOI:10.1016/j.tetasy.2009.02.007
日期:2009.3
The (+/-)-5-(2'-hydroxyethyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-ol 1 was prepared in a one-pot procedure, and was resolved using lipase AK and vinyl acetate with high ee. This provides a readily available chiral synthon for the synthesis of a wide variety of biologically interesting molecules. Further, the absolute configuration of diol 1 was confirmed directly by the Mosher ester method. (c) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Use of radical ring opening for introduction of alkyl and substituted alkyl groups with stereochemical control: a synthetic application of cyclopropylcarbinyl radicals
作者:Derrick L. J. Clive、Sylvain Daigneault
DOI:10.1021/jo00012a009
日期:1991.6
Cyclopropylcarbinols 2a and 2b (see Scheme I), which are accessible by a number of routes, can be converted into the corresponding radicals 3a and 3b, respectively. These radicals undergo peripheral ring-opening of the cyclopropyl substructure to afford substituted cycloalkenes 4a and 4b. The whole sequence represents a general method for attaching alkyl, and substituted alkyl, groups to an existing cyclic structure, and it can often be carried out with predictable stereo- and regiochemical control. Reaction conditions for the ring-opening depend on the substitution pattern of the cyclopropane: where the non-bridgehead carbon of the cyclopropane carries a strongly electron-withdrawing group, the ring-opening can be done at the reflux temperature of benzene. However, in the absence of such electron-withdrawing groups, a low temperature is best used in order to suppress ring expansion. Various methods that accommodate these requirements are available for generating the radicals.