Anthranilic diamides derivatives as potential ryanodine receptor modulators: synthesis, biological evaluation and structure activity relationship

Publication date: Available online 19 May 2018
Source:Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry
Author(s): Jing-Bo Liu, Feng-Yun Li, Jing-Yue Dong, Yu-Xin Li, Xiu-Lan Zhang, Yuan-Hong Wang, Li-Xia Xiong, Zheng-Ming Li
A series of novel anthranilic diamides derivatives (7a-s) containing halogen, trifluoromethyl group and cyano group were designed, synthesized, and characterized by melting point, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR and elemental analyses. The bioactivity revealed that most of them showed moderate to excellent activities against oriental armywarm (Mythimna separata) and diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella). Above all, the larvicidal activity of 7o against oriental armywarm was 100% and 40% at 0.25 and 0.1 mg L^-1, comparable to that of the standard chlorantraniliprole (100%, 0.25 mg L^-1 and 20 %, 0.1 mg L^-1). What is more, 7o against diamondback moth displayed 90% insecticidal activity at 0.01 mg L^-1, superior to chlorantraniliprole (45%, 0.01 mg L^-1). The experiments 7o on the American cockroach (Periplaneta Americana) heart beating rates (Dorsal vessel) and contractile force were compared with chlorantraniliprole. In addition, 7o could affect the calcium homeostasis in the central neurons of the third larvae of oriental armyworm, which revealed that the ryanodine receptor is the potential target of 7o. The density functional theory (DFT) calculation results revealed the amide bridge, the benzene ring of anthraniloyl moiety and pyrazole ring might play an important role in the insecticidal activity through hydrophobic interactions and π-π conjugations.

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