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Synthesis and herbicidal activity of 3-substituted toxoflavin analogs
Narihito Ogawa1, Ryoya Imaizumi1, Tatsuya Hirano2
1Department of Applied Chemistry, Meiji University, 1-1-1 Higashimita, Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 214-8571, Japan.
Abstract:
We investigated the synthesis and herbicidal activity of 23 toxoflavin analogs, 1a-w, in which aromatic rings (R) were introduced into the C-3 position. In paddy field conditions, 1k (R=2-CF3-C6H4) and 1w (R=2-thienyl) showed excellent herbicidal activity. Under upland field conditions, we found that toxoflavin analogs 1a (R=C6H5), 1n (R=2-CH3O-C6H4), and 1p (R=4-CH3O-C6H4) exhibited wide herbicidal spectrum against Echinochloa crus-galli (L) var. crus-galli (ECHCG), Chenopodium album, and Amaranthus viridis (AMAVI). The analog with the 2-fluoro group on benzene ring 1b also showed high herbicidal activity against both ECHCG and AMAVI.
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