文摘
The insecticidal activity of (-)-(8R,8鈥?i>R)-3,3鈥?dimethoxy-9,9鈥?epoxylignane-4,4鈥?diol (1) against houseflies was clarified for the first time. The activities of other stereoisomers were weaker than that of the (8R,8鈥?i>R)-stereoisomer. In the course of research into structure鈥揳ctivity relationships involving 30 newly synthesized (8R,8鈥?i>R)-derivatives, 5-fold higher activity (ED50 = 0.91 nmol/fly) was observed for (鈭?-(8R,8鈥?i>R)-3,3鈥?4-trimethoxy-9,9鈥?epoxylignan-4鈥?ol (21) than for the naturally occurring compound (1). The activity of 1 was weaker than that of (鈭?-(8R,8鈥?i>R)-dihydroguaiaretic acid ((鈭?-DGA) (4); however, compound 21 showed almost the same level of activity as 4.
Keywords:
lignan; 9,9鈥?epoxylignane; 3,4-divanillyltetrahydrofuran; dihydroguaiaretic acid; structure鈭抋ctivity relationship (SAR)