Analogues of the Cyclic Hydroxamic Acid 2,4‐Dihydroxy‐7‐methoxy‐2H‐1,4‐ benzoxazin‐3‐one: Decomposition to Benzoxazolinones and Reaction with . beta.‐Mercaptoethanol.
Analogues of the Cyclic Hydroxamic Acid 2,4‐Dihydroxy‐7‐methoxy‐2H‐1,4‐ benzoxazin‐3‐one: Decomposition to Benzoxazolinones and Reaction with . beta.‐Mercaptoethanol.
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10.1002/chin.199130228
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1991-07
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J. Atkinson;P. Morand;J. T. Arnason;H. Niemeyer;H. Bravo
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作者:
J. Atkinson;P. Morand;J. T. Arnason;H. Niemeyer;H. Bravo
Analogues of the aglucones of naturallyoccurring cyclic hydroxamic acids (2, 4-dihydroxy-1, 4-benzoxazin-3-ones) from Gramineae (Poaceae) have been synthesizedby the reductive cyclization of the ring-substituted methyl«-(o-nitrophenoxy)-a-methoxyacetates, followed by demethylation of the C-2 methoxy group with BBr3 or BC13 to reveal the 2-hydroxy group. Astructure-activity series was produced by varying the substituent at C-7 on the aromatic ring [R= MeO (1), t-Bu (6), Me (7), H (8), Cl (9), F (10), C02Me (11a)]. The pKt values for the hydroxamic acid and the phenol moieties were determined for each member of the C-7 series. They correlated well with in a linear free energy relationship (LFER) yielding values of p= 0.71 (with< rp) for pXal (the hydroxamic acid) and p= 1.6 (with om) for pK& (the phenol). ALFER also existed between the rate constants for the unimolecular decomposition of these hydroxamic acids to benzoxazolinones and+(p=-1.1). The rates of hydroxamic acid reduction to lactams by j3-mercaptoethanol were also investigated. It was found that only compounds with electron-rich aromaticrings and specifically an oxa functionality para to the hydroxamic acid nitrogen atom (compounds 1 and 3-5) had measurable rates of reduction.* H NMR spectra recorded during this reaction in D20 buffers (pD 9), however, showed that compounds 1, 2, 6-9 (the only ones investigated) formed a hemithioacetal at C-2 even though only 1 has a measurable rate of reduction by the same thiol. The remarkable rate enhancement provided by an oxa functionality suggests that reduction occurs by direct attackof thiolate on the hydroxamic nitrogen of a resonance-stabilized ion pair.Over 400 species of insects are now known to be resistant to insecticides. 1, 2 Because of the problems of resistance and environmental contamination, most researchers in the area of crop protection agree on the urgency of developing new pest management strategies that reduce our depen-dence on pesticides. One such important area of research is the development of plant varieties resistant to pest at-tack. 2· 3 A plant may be resistant to attack for a number of reasons, including morphological characteristics such