Synthesis and biological activity of 2-SF5-pyridyl substituted analogs of commercial neonicotinoid insecticides Sulfoxaflor, Flupyradifurone, Imidacloprid and Thiamethoxam
Oleksandr S. Kanishchev , Andrew J.F. Edmunds , Peter Maienfisch , William R. Dolbier Jr
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Abstract
In this paper, we report synthesis and bioactivity studies of four 2-SF5-pyridyl substituted analogs of commercial neonicotinoid insecticides. Despite many known examples when substitution of CF3-group with SF5-group can enhance bioactivity profile of the target molecule, we have discovered that in the series of 2-SF5-pyridyl analogs of Sulfoxaflor, Flupyradifurone, Imidacloprid and Thiamethoxam that substitution did not lead to any improvement in biological activity as compared to trifluoromethyl- and/or chloro‑substituted congeners.
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