U.S. patent application number 15/636774 was filed with the patent office on 2017-10-19 for processes for the preparation of pesticidal compounds.
The applicant listed for this patent is Dow AgroSciences LLC. Invention is credited to Carl DeAMICIS, Beth LORSBACH, Joseck M. MUHUHI, Gregory WHITEKER, Qiang YANG.
Application Number | 20170295786 15/636774 |
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Filed Date | 2017-10-19 |
United States Patent
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20170295786 |
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YANG; Qiang ; et
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October 19, 2017 |
PROCESSES FOR THE PREPARATION OF PESTICIDAL COMPOUNDS
Abstract
The present application provides processes for making pesticidal
compounds and compounds useful both as pesticides and in the making
of pesticidal compounds.
Inventors: |
YANG; Qiang; (Zionsville,
IN) ; LORSBACH; Beth; (Indianapolis, IN) ;
WHITEKER; Gregory; (Carmel, IN) ; DeAMICIS; Carl;
(Indianapolis, IN) ; MUHUHI; Joseck M.; (Midland,
MI) |
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Dow AgroSciences LLC |
Indianapolis |
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52826709 |
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15/636774 |
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June 29, 2017 |
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Claims
1-10. (canceled)
11. A process of applying a compound of the formula ##STR00015## to
a locus to control insects.
12.-17. (canceled)
Description
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of the following U.S.
Provisional Patent Applications: Ser. No. 62/043,040, filed Aug.
28, 2014; and Ser. No. 61/892,127, filed Oct. 17, 2013, the entire
disclosure of these applications are hereby expressly incorporated
by reference into this Application.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] This application relates to efficient and economical
synthetic chemical processes for the preparation of pesticidal
thioether and pesticidal sulfoxides. Further, the present
application relates to certain novel compounds necessary for their
synthesis. It would be advantageous to produce pesticidal thioether
and pesticidal sulfoxides efficiently and in high yield from
commercially available starting materials.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0003] The following definitions apply to the terms as used
throughout this specification, unless otherwise limited in specific
instances.
[0004] As used herein, the term "alkyl" denotes branched or
unbranched hydrocarbon chains.
[0005] As used herein, the term "alkynyl" denotes branched or
unbranched hydrocarbon chains having at least one C.ident.C.
[0006] Unless otherwise indicated, the term "cycloalkyl" as
employed herein alone is a saturated cyclic hydrocarbon group, such
as cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl.
[0007] The term "thio" as used herein as part of another group
refers to a sulfur atom serving as a linker between two groups.
[0008] The term "halogen" or "halo" as used herein alone or as part
of another group refers to chlorine, bromine, fluorine, and
iodine.
[0009] The compounds and process of the present application are
described in detail below in scheme 1.
##STR00001## ##STR00002##
[0010] In step a of Scheme 1, 4-nitropyrazole is halogenated and
reduced to yield 3-chloro-1H-pyrazol-4-amine hydrochloride (1a).
The halogenation occurs at the 3-carbon through the use of
concentrated (37 weight percent) hydrochloric acid (HCl). The
reduction occurs with triethylsilane (Et.sub.3SiH) and palladium on
alumina (Pd/Al.sub.2O.sub.3, preferably about 1 to 10 weight
percent palladium on alumina, more preferably about 5 weight
percent). This reaction may be conducted at a temperature from
about 0.degree. C. to about 40.degree. C., preferably about
10.degree. C. to about 20.degree. C. This reaction may be conducted
in a polar protic solvent, such as methanol (MeOH) or ethanol
(EtOH), preferably ethanol. It was surprisingly discovered, that by
utilizing about 1 equivalents to about 4 equivalents, preferably,
about 2.5 equivalents to about 3.5 equivalents of triethylsilane in
this step, while conducting the reaction between about 10.degree.
C. and about 20.degree. C., gives about a 10:1 molar ratio of the
desired halogenated product 3-chloro-1H-pyrazol-4-amine
hydrochloride (1a)
##STR00003##
versus the undesired product
##STR00004##
[0011] In step b of Scheme 1, 3-chloro-1H-pyrazol-4-amine
hydrochloride (1a) is reacted with between about 1 equivalent and
about 2 equivalents of 3-chloropropionyl chloride in the presence
of a base, preferably, metal carbonates, metal hydroxides, metal
phosphates, more preferably sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO.sub.3) to
yield 3-chloro-N-(-3-chloro-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)propanamide (4a). The
reaction may be conducted in a mixture of tetrahydrofuran (THF),
and water. It was surprisingly discovered that a chloro substituent
must be present at the 3-position for this reaction to proceed to
completion and to also avoid over acylation. Described herein is a
comparative example without a halogen at the 3-position that
yielded the double acylated product (see "CE-1"). Further,
comparative example with a bromo group at the 3-position afforded
the product in a surprisingly low yield compared to the yield with
the chloro group (see "CE-2").
[0012] In step c of Scheme 1,
3-chloro-N-(-3-chloro-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)propanamide (4a) undergoes
nucleophilic substitution by a thiol (HS-R.sup.1), in the presence
of an inorganic base, preferably, metal carbonates, metal
hydroxides, metal phosphates, metal hydrides, more preferably,
potassium hydroxide, conducted in the presence of a polar solvent,
preferably methanol, wherein R.sup.1 is selected from the group
consisting of C.sub.1-C.sub.4-haloalkyl and
C.sub.1-C.sub.4-alkyl-C.sub.3-C.sub.6-halocycloalkyl, preferably,
R.sup.1 is selected from CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CF.sub.3 or
CH.sub.2(2,2-difluorocyclopropyl) to yield thioether (4b).
[0013] In step d of Scheme 1, thioether (4b) is reacted with a
halopyridine, preferably, 3-bromopyridine in the presence of a
copper salt, (such as copper(I) chloride (CuCl), copper(II)
chloride (CuCl.sub.2) or copper(I) iodide (Cul)), a base such as
potassium phosphate (K.sub.3PO.sub.4), or potassium carbonate
(K.sub.2CO.sub.3), preferably potassium carbonate, and
N,N'-dimethylethane-1,2-diamine to yield amide (4c). This synthetic
method is simpler and reduces the costs of starting materials over
known heteroarylation methods. The process may be conducted in a
polar solvent, such as, acetonitrile (MeCN), dioxane, or
N,N-dimethylformamide at a temperature between about 50.degree. C.
and about 110.degree. C., preferably between about 70.degree. C.
and about 90.degree. C. It is preferred that the reaction mixture
is stirred with heating for between 2 hours and 24 hours.
[0014] In step e of Scheme 1, pesticidal thioether (4c) is
alkylated preferably with a R.sup.2--X.sup.2 to yield pesticidal
thioether (4d), wherein X.sup.2 is a leaving group. The leaving
group may be selected from halo, mesylate, or tosylate. R.sup.2 is
selected from C.sub.1-C.sub.4-alkyl, C.sub.2-C.sub.4-alkynyl,
preferably, methyl, ethyl, and propargyl. R.sup.2--X.sup.2 may be
selected from methyl iodide, ethyl bromide, ethyl iodide, propargyl
chloride, propargyl bromide, ethyl mesylate, propargyl mesylate,
ethyl tosylate, and propargyl tosylate. The alkylation is conducted
in the presence of an inorganic base, preferably, metal carbonates,
metal hydroxides, metal phosphates, metal hydrides, more
preferably, cesium carbonate (Cs.sub.2CO.sub.3), conducted in the
presence of a polar solvent, preferably N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF)
at temperatures from about 0.degree. C. to about 50.degree. C.
[0015] Alternatively, in step e of Scheme 1, the alkylation of
pesticidal thioether (3b) may be conducted in the presence of a
base such as sodium hydride (NaH), in the presence of a polar
aprotic solvent, such as N,N-dimethylformamide, tetrahydrofuran,
hexamethylphosphoramide (HMPA), dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO),
N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NMP), and sulfolane, at temperatures from
about 0.degree. C. to about 50.degree. C. It has been unexpectedly
discovered that the use of sulfolane as solvent promotes the
alkylation reaction over the competitive retro-Michael-type
elimination of the C.sub.1-C.sub.4-alkyl-S--R'unit (see "CE-3"). It
has been discovered that the catalytic use of an additive, such as
potassium iodide (KI) or tetrabutylammonium iodide (TBAI) decreases
the time necessary for the reaction to occur to about 24 hours.
[0016] In step f of Scheme 1, thioether (4d) is oxidized with
hydrogen peroxide (H.sub.2O.sub.2) in methanol to yield the desired
pesticidal sulfoxide (4e).
EXAMPLES
[0017] The following examples are presented to better illustrate
the processes of the present application.
Example 1 3-chloro-1H-pyrazol-4-amine hydrochloride (1a)
##STR00005##
[0019] A 1000-mL, multi-neck cylindrical jacketed reactor, fitted
with a mechanical stirrer, temperature probe and nitrogen (N.sub.2)
inlet, was charged with 4-nitropyrazole (50.0 g, 429 mmol) and
palladium on alumina (5 wt %, 2.5 g). Ethanol (150 mL) was added,
followed by a slow addition of concentrated hydrochloric acid (37
wt %, 180 mL). The reaction was cooled to 15.degree. C., and
triethylsilane (171 mL, 1072 mmol) was added slowly via addition
funnel over 1 hour, while maintaining the internal temperature at
15.degree. C. The reaction was stirred at 15.degree. C. for 72
hours, after which the reaction mixture was filtered through a
Celite.RTM. pad and the pad was rinsed with warm ethanol
(40.degree. C., 2.times.100 mL). The combined filtrates were
separated and the aqueous layer (bottom layer) was concentrated to
.about.100 mL. Acetonitrile (200 mL) was added and the resulting
suspension was concentrated to .about.100 mL. Acetonitrile (200 mL)
was added and the resulting suspension was concentrated to
.about.100 mL. Acetonitrile (200 mL) was added and the resulting
suspension was stirred at 20.degree. C. for 1 hour and filtered.
The filter cake was rinsed with acetonitrile (2.times.100 mL) and
dried under vacuum at 20.degree. C. to afford a white solid
(.about.10:1 mixture of 1a and 1H-pyrazole-4-amine, 65.5 g, 99%):
.sup.1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d.sub.6) .delta. 10.52 (bs, 3H), 8.03
(s, 1H) EIMS m/z 117 ([M].sup.+).
Example 2 3-chloro-N-(-3-chloro-1H-pyrazol-4-yl) propanamide
(4a)
##STR00006##
[0021] A 250-mL 3-neck flask was charged with
3-chloro-1H-pyrazol-4-amine-hydrochloride (10.0 g, 64.9 mmol),
tetrahydrofuran (50 mL), and water (50 mL). The resulting
suspension was cooled to 5.degree. C. and sodium bicarbonate (17.6
g, 210 mmol) was added, followed by dropwise addition of
3-chloropropanoyl chloride (7.33 g, 57.7 mmol) at <5.degree. C.
The reaction was stirred at <10.degree. C. for 1 hour, at which
point thin layer chromatography (TLC) [Fluent: 1:1 ethyl acetate
(EtOAc)/hexane] analysis indicated the starting material was
consumed and the desired product was formed. It was diluted with
water (50 mL) and ethyl acetate (50 mL) and the layers separated.
The aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate (20 mL) and the
combined organic layers were concentrated to dryness to afford a
pale brown solid, which was purified by flash column chromatography
using ethyl acetate as eluent. The pure fractions were concentrated
to afford a white solid (9.20 g, 77%): mp: 138-140.degree. C.;
.sup.1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d.sub.6) .delta. 12.91 (s, 1H), 9.68 (s,
1H), 8.03 (d, J=1.7 Hz, 1H), 3.85 (t, J=6.3 Hz, 2H), 2.8.5 (t,
J=6.3 Hz, 2H); .sup.13C NMR (101 MHz, DMSO-d.sub.6) .delta. 167.52,
130.05, 123.59, 116.48, 40.75, 37.91; EIMS m/z 207 ([M].sup.+).
Example 3
N-(3-chloro-1H-pyraxol-4-yl)-3-((3,3,3,trifluoropropyl)thio)prop-
anamide (Compound 3.4)
##STR00007##
[0023] A 100 mL, 3-neck round bottom flask was charged with
3-chloro-N-(3-chloro-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)propanamide (1.00 g, 4.81
mmol) and methanol (10 mL), potassium hydroxide (KOH, 0.324 g, 5.77
mmol) was added, followed by 3,3,3-trifluoropropane-1-thiol (0.751
g, 5.77 mmol). The mixture was heated at 50.degree. C. for 4 hours,
at which point thin layer chromatography analysis [Fluent: ethyl
acetate] indicated that the reaction was complete to give
exclusively a new product. It was cooled to 20.degree. C. and
diluted with water (20 mL) and ethyl acetate (20 mL). The layers
were separated and the aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl
acetate (20 mL). The organic layers were combined and dried over
sodium sulfate (Na.sub.2SO.sub.4) and concentrated to dryness to
afford a light yellow oil, which was purified by flash column
chromatography using 40% ethyl acetate/hexanes as eluent to afford
a white solid after concentration (1.02 g, 70%): mp 83-85.degree.
C.; .sup.1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d.sub.6) .delta. 12.90 (s, 1H), 9.59
(s, 1H), 8.02 (s, 1H), 2.82 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 2.76-2.69 (m, 2H),
2.66 (t, J=7.1 Hz, 2H), 2.62-2.48 (m, 2H); .sup.13C NMR (101 MHz,
DMSO-d.sub.6) .delta. 168.97, 129.95, 126.60 (q, J=277.4 Hz),
123.42, 116.60, 35.23, 33.45 (q, J=27.3 Hz), 26.85, 23.03 (q, J=3.4
Hz); EIMS m/z 301 ([M].sup.+).
Example 4
N-(3-chloro-1-(pyridin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-((3,3,3-trifluor-
opropyl)thio)propanamide (Compound 4.4)
##STR00008##
[0025] A 100 mL, 3-neck round bottom flask was charged with
copper(I) iodide (0.343 g, 1.80 mmol), acetonitrile (50 mL),
N,N'-dimethylethane-1,2-diamine (0.318 g, 3.61 mmol),
N-(3-chloro-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-((3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)thio)propanamide
(2.72 g, 9.02 mmol), potassium carbonate (2.49 g, 18.0) and
3-bromopyridine (1.71 g, 10.8 mmol). The mixture was purged with
nitrogen three times and heated to 80.degree. C. for 4 hours, at
which point thin layer chromatography analysis [Eluent: ethyl
acetate] indicated that only a trace of starting material remained.
The mixture was filtered through a Celite.RTM. pad and the pad was
rinsed with acetonitrile (20 mL). The filtrates were concentrated
to dryness and the residue was purified by flash column
chromatography using 0-100% ethyl acetate/hexanes as eluent. The
fractions containing pure product were concentrated to dryness and
further dried under vacuum to afford a white solid (1.82 g, 53%):
mp 99-102.degree. C.; .sup.1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d.sub.6) .delta.
9.92 (s, 1H), 9.05 (d, J=2.7 Hz, 1H), 8.86 (s, 1H), 8.54 (dd,
J=4.5, 1.4 Hz, 1H), 8.21 (ddd, J=8.4, 2.7, 1.4 Hz, 1H), 7.54 (dd,
J=8.4, 4.7 Hz, 1H), 2.86 (t, J=7.3 Hz, 2H), 2.74 (td, J=6.5, 5.6,
4.2 Hz, 4H), 2.59 (ddd, J=11.7, 9.7, 7.4 Hz, 2H); .sup.13C NMR (101
MHz, DMSO-d.sub.6) .delta. 169.32, 147.49, 139.44, 135.47, 133.40,
126.60 (q, J=296 Hz), 125.49, 124.23, 122.30, 120.00, 35.18, 33.42
(q, J=27.2 Hz), 26.77, 2105 (q, J=3.3 Hz); EIMS m/z 378 (w).
Example 5
N-(3-chloro-1-(pyridin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-N-ethyl-3-((3,3,3--
trifluoropropyl)thio)propanamide (Compound 5.4)
##STR00009##
[0027] A 100 mL, 3-neck round bottom flask, equipped with
mechanical stirrer, temperature probe and nitrogen inlet was
charged with cesium carbonate (654 mg, 2.01 mmol),
N-(3-chloro-1-(pyridin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-((3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)t-
hio)propanamide (380 mg, 1.00 mmol) and N,N-dimethylformamide, (5
mL). Iodoethane (0.089 mL, 1.10 mmol) was added dropwise. The
reaction was stirred at 40.degree. C. for 2 hours, at which point
thin layer chromatography analysis [((Eluent: ethyl acetate]
indicated that only a trace of starting material remained. The
reaction mixture was cooled to 20.degree. C. and water (20 mL) was
added. It was extracted with ethyl acetate (2.times.20 mL) and the
combined organic layers were concentrated to dryness at
<40.degree. C. The residue was purified by flash column
chromatography using 0-100% ethyl acetate/hexane as eluent. The
fractions containing pure product were concentrated to dryness to
afford a colorless oil (270 mg, 66%): .sup.1H NMR (400 MHz,
DMSO-d.sub.6) .delta. 9.11 (d, J=2.7 Hz, 1H), 8.97 (s, 1H), 8.60
(dd, J=4.8, 1.4 Hz, 1H), 8.24 (ddd, J=8.4, 2.8, 1.4 Hz, 1H), 7.60
(ddd, J=8.4, 4.7, 0.8 Hz, 1H), 3.62 (q, J=7.1 Hz, 2H), 2.75 (t,
J=7.0 Hz, 2H), 2.66-2.57 (m, 2H), 2.57-2.44 (m, 2H), 2.41 (t, J=7.0
Hz, 2H), 1.08 (t, J=7.1 Hz, 3H); EIMS m/z 406 ([M].sup.+).
Alternate synthetic route to
N-(3-chloro-1-(pyridin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-N-ethyl-3-((3,3,3-trifluoro-
propyl)thio)propanamide (Compound 5.4)
[0028] To 3-neck round bottomed flask (50 mL) was added sodium
hydride (60% in oil, 0.130 g, 3.28 mmol) and sulfolane (16 mL). The
gray suspension was stirred for 5 minutes then
N-(3-chloro-1-(pyridin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-((3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)t-
hio)propanamide (1.20 g, 3.16 mmol) dissolved in sulfolane (25 mL)
was slowly added dropwise over 5 minutes. The mixture became a
light gray suspension after 3 minutes and was allowed to stir for 5
minutes after which time ethyl bromide (0.800 mL, 10.7 mmol) and
potassium iodide (0.120 g, 0.720 mmol) were added sequentially. The
cloudy suspension was then allowed to stir at room temperature. The
reaction was quenched after 6 hours by being poured drop-wise into
cooled ammonium formate/acetonitrile solution (30 mL). The
resulting orange colored solution was stirred and tetrahydrofuran
(40 mL) was added. The mixture was assayed, using octanophenone as
a standard, and found to contain (1.09 g, 85%) of the desired
product with a selectivity versus the retro-Michael-like
decomposition product of 97:3.
Example 6
N-(3-chloro-1-(pyridin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-N-ethyl-3-((3,3,3--
trifluoropropyl)sulfoxo)propanamide (Compound 6.4)
##STR00010##
[0030]
N-(3-chloro-1-(pyridin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-N-ethyl-3-(3,3,3-trif-
luoropropyl)thio) propanamide (57.4 g, 141 mmol) was stirred in
methanol (180 mL). To the resulting solution was added hydrogen
peroxide (43.2 mL, 423 mmol) dropwise using a syringe. The solution
was stirred at room temperature for 6 hours, at which point LCMS
analysis indicated that the starting material was consumed. The
mixture was poured into dichloromethane (CH.sub.2Cl.sub.2, 360 mL)
and washed with aqueous sodium carbonate (Na.sub.2CO.sub.3). The
organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated to
provide thick yellow oil. The crude product was purified by flash
column chromatography using 0-10% methanol/ethyl acetate as eluent
and the pure fractions were combined and concentrated to afford the
desired product as an oil (42.6 g, 68%): .sup.1H NMR (400 MHz,
DMSO-d.sub.6) .delta. 9.09 (dd, J=2.8, 0.7 Hz, 1H), 8.98 (s, 1H),
8.60 (dd, J=4.7, 1.4 Hz, 1H), 8.24 (ddd, J=8.4, 2.7, 1.4 Hz, 1H),
7.60 (ddd, J=8.4, 4.7, 0.8 Hz, 1H), 3.61 (q, J=7.4, 7.0 Hz, 2H),
3.20-2.97 (m, 2H), 2.95-2.78 (m, 2H), 2.76-2.57 (m, 2H), 2.58-2.45
(m, 2H), 1.09 (t, J=7.1 Hz, 3H); ESIMS m/z 423 ([M+H].sup.+).
Example PE-1 Prophetic Preparation of
(2,2-difluorocyclopropyl)methanethiol
##STR00011##
[0032] To a solution of 2-(bromomethyl)-1,1-difluorocyclopropane
(about 1 equivalent) in a solvent, such as methanol (at a
concentration ranging from about 0.01 M to about 1 M), at
temperatures between about 0.degree. C. and about 40.degree. C. may
be added thioacetic acid (about 1 equivalent to about 2
equivalents), and a base, such as potassium carbonate (about 1
equivalent to 2 equivalents). An additional amount of a base, such
as potassium carbonate (about 1 equivalent to 2 equivalents) may be
added after a time ranging from about 30 minutes to 2 hours to the
mixture to remove the acyl group. The reaction may be stirred until
it is determined to be complete. The product may then be obtained
using standard organic chemistry techniques for workup and
purification.
Alternative prophetic preparation of
(2,2-difluorocyclopropyl)methanethiol
[0033] To a solution of 2-(bromomethyl)-1,1-difluorocyclopropane
(about 1 equivalent) in a solvent, such as methanol (at a
concentration ranging from about 0.01 M to about 1 M), at
temperatures between about 0.degree. C. and about 40.degree. C. may
be added thioacetic acid (about 1 equivalent to about 2
equivalents), and a base, such as potassium carbonate (about 1
equivalent to 2 equivalents). The intermediate thioester product
may then be obtained using standard organic chemistry techniques
for workup and purification. To the thioester (about 1 equivalent)
in a solvent, such as methanol (at a concentration ranging from
about 0.01 M to about 1 M), at temperatures between about 0.degree.
C. and about 40.degree. C. may be added a base, such as potassium
carbonate (about 1 equivalent to 2 equivalents). The reaction may
be stirred until it is determined to be complete. The product may
then be obtained using standard organic chemistry techniques for
workup and purification.
BIOLOGICAL EXAMPLES
Example a Bioassays on Green Peach Aphid ("GPA") (Myzus persicae)
(MYZUPE
[0034] GPA is the most significant aphid pest of peach trees,
causing decreased growth, shriveling of leaves, and the death of
various tissues. It is also hazardous because it acts as a vector
for the transport of plant viruses, such as potato virus Y and
potato leafroll virus to members of the nightshade/potato family
Solanaceae, and various mosaic viruses to many other food crops.
GPA attacks such plants as broccoli, burdock, cabbage, carrot,
cauliflower, daikon, eggplant, green beans, lettuce, macadamia,
papaya, peppers, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, watercress and zucchini
among other plants. GPA also attacks many ornamental crops such as
carnations, chrysanthemum, flowering white cabbage, poinsettia and
roses. GPA has developed resistance to many pesticides.
[0035] Several molecules disclosed herein were tested against GPA
using procedures described below.
[0036] Cabbage seedling grown in 3-in pots, with 2-3 small (3-5 cm)
true leaves, were used as test substrate. The seedlings were
infested with 20-5-GPA (wingless adult and nymph stages) one day
prior to chemical application. Four posts with individual seedlings
were used for each treatment. Test compounds (2 mg) were dissolved
in 2 mL of acetone/methanol (1:1) solvent, forming stock solutions
of 1000 ppm test compound. The stock solutions were diluted
5.times. with 0.025% Tween 20 in water to obtain the solution at
200 ppm test compound. A hand-held aspirator-type sprayer was used
for spraying a solution to both sides of the cabbage leaves until
runoff. Reference plants (solvent check) were sprayed with the
diluent only containing 20% by volume acetone/methanol (1:1)
solvent. Treated plants were held in a holding room for three days
at approximately 25.degree. C. and ambient relative humidity (RH)
prior to grading. Evaluation was conducted by counting the number
of live aphids per plant under a microscope. Percent Control was
measured by using Abbott's correction formula (W. S. Abbott, "A
Method of Computing the Effectiveness of an Insecticide" J. Econ.
Entomol 18 (1925), pp. 265-267) as follows.
Corrected % Control=100*(X-Y)/X [0037] where [0038] X=No. of live
aphids on solvent check plants and [0039] Y=No. of live aphids on
treated plants
[0040] The results are indicated in the table entitled "Table 1:
GPA (MYZUPE) and sweetpotato whitely-crawler (BEMITA) Rating
Table".
Example B Bioassays on Sweetpotato Whitefly Crawler (Bemisia
tabaci) (BEMITA.)
[0041] The sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius), has
been recorded in the United States since the late 1800s. In 1986 in
Florida, Bemisia tabaci became an extreme economic pest. Whiteflies
usually feed on the lower surface of their host plant leaves. From
the egg hatches a minute crawler stage that moves about the leaf
until it inserts its microscopic, threadlike mouthparts to feed by
sucking sap from the phloem. Adults and nymphs excrete honeydew
(largely plant sugars from feeding on phloem), a sticky, viscous
liquid in which dark sooty molds grow. Heavy infestations of adults
and their progeny can cause seedling death, or reduction in vigor
and yield of older plants, due simply to sap removal. The honeydew
can stick cotton lint together, making it more difficult to gin and
therefore reducing its value. Sooty mold grows on honeydew-covered
substrates, obscuring the leaf and reducing photosynthesis, and
reducing fruit quality grade. It transmitted plant-pathogenic
viruses that had never affected cultivated crops and induced plant
physiological disorders, such as tomato irregular ripening and
squash silverleaf disorder. Whiteflies are resistant to many
formerly effective insecticides.
[0042] Cotton plants grown in 3-inch pots, with 1 small (3-5 cm)
true leaf, were used at test substrate. The plants were placed in a
room with whitely adults. Adults were allowed to deposit eggs for
2-3 days. After a 2-3 day egg-laying period, plants were taken from
the adult whitefly room. Adults were blown off leaves using a
hand-held Devilbliss sprayer (23 psi). Plants with egg infestation
(100-300 eggs per plant) were placed in a holding room for 5-6 days
at 82.degree. F. and 50% RH for egg hatch and crawler stage to
develop. Four cotton plants were used for each treatment. Compounds
(2 mg) were dissolved in 1 mL of acetone solvent, forming stock
solutions of 2000 ppm. The stock solutions were diluted 10.times.
with 0.025% Tween 20 in water to obtain a test solution at 200 ppm.
A hand-held Devilbliss sprayer was used for spraying a solution to
both sides of cotton leaf until runoff. Reference plants (solvent
check) were sprayed with the diluent only. Treated plants were held
in a holding room for 8-9 days at approximately 82.degree. F. and
50% RH prior to grading. Evaluation was conducted by counting the
number of live nymphs per plant under a microscope. Insecticidal
activity was measured by using Abbott's correction formula (sec
above) and presented in Table 1.
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 GPA (MYZUPE) and sweetpotato
whitefly-crawler (BEMITA) Rating Table Example Compound BEMITA
MYZUPE 1a B B 4a B D Compound 3.4 B B Compound 4.4 B A Compound 5.4
A A Compound 6.4 A A % Control of Mortality Rating 80-100 A More
than 0-Less than 80 B Not Tested C No activity noticed in this
bioassay D
COMPARATIVE EXAMPLES
Example CE-1 N-(1-acetyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)acetamide
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[0044] A 250-mL 3-neck flask was charged with 1H-pyrazol-4-amine (5
g, 60.2 mmol) and dichloromethane (50 mL). The resulting suspension
was cooled to 5.degree. C. and triethylamine (TEA, 9.13 g, 90.0
mmol) was added, followed by acetic anhydride (Ac.sub.2O, 7.37 g,
72.2 mmol) at <20.degree. C. The reaction was stirred at room
temperature for 18 h, at which point thin layer chromatography
[Eluent: ethyl acetate] analysis indicated that the reaction was
incomplete. Additional triethylamine (4.57 g, 45.0 mmol) and acetic
anhydride (3.70 g, 36.0 mmol) were added and the reaction was
heated at 30.degree. C. for an additional 3 hours to give a dark
solution, at which point thin layer chromatography analysis
indicated that only a trace of starting material remained. The
reaction mixture was purified by flash column chromatography using
ethyl acetate as eluent. The fractions containing pure product were
combined and concentrated to dryness to afford an off-white solid.
The solid was dried under vacuum at room temperature for 18 hours
(5.55 g, 55%): .sup.1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d.sub.6) .delta. 10.30
(s, 1H), 8.39 (d, J=0.7 Hz, 1H), 7.83 (d, J=0.7 Hz, 1H), 2.60 (s,
3H), 2.03 (s, 3H); EIMS m/z 167 ([M].sup.+).
Example CE-2 N-(3-Bromo-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)acetamide
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[0046] A 250 mL 3-neck round bottom flask was charged with
1H-pyraz-4-amine.hydrobromide (4.00 g, 24.7 mmol) and water (23
mL). To the mixture, sodium bicarbonate (8.30 g, 99.0 mmol) was
added slowly over 10 minutes, followed by tetrahydrofuran (23 mL).
The mixture was cooled to 5.degree. C. and acetic anhydride (2.60
g, 25.4 mmol) was added over 30 minutes while maintaining the
internal temperature at <10.degree. C. The reaction mixture was
stirred at .about.5.degree. C. for 20 minutes, at which point
.sup.1H NMR and UPLC analyses indicated that the starting material
was consumed and the desired product as well as bis-acetylated
byproduct were formed. The reaction was extracted with ethyl
acetate and the organic layers were dried over magnesium sulfate
(MgSO.sub.4) and concentrated. The crude mixture was triturated
with methyl tert-butylether (MTBE) to remove the bisacetylated
product to afford .about.1.24 g of a white solid. .sup.1H NMR
analysis showed it was 1:1.1 desired to undesired bisacetylated
product. The solid was purified by flash column chromatography
using 50-100% ethyl acetate/hexanes as eluent to afford the desired
product as a white solid (380 mg, 7.5%) and the bisacetylated
product as a white solid (.about.800 mg): .sup.1H NMR (400 MHz,
DMSO-d.sub.6) .delta. 13.01 (s, 1H), 9.36 (s, 1H), 7.92 (s, 1H),
2.03 (s, 3H); .sup.13C NMR (101 MHz, DMSO-d.sub.6) .delta. 167.94,
123.93, 119.19, 119.11, 22.63; ESIMS m/z 204 ([M+H].sup.+).
Example CE-3 Alkylation Versus Retro-Michael-Like Decomposition
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[0048] A suspension of sodium hydride (60% in oil, 1.03 equivalent)
and solvent (1 vol) was stirred for 5 minutes.
N-(3-Chloro-1-(pyridin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-((3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)t-
hio)propanamide (1 equivalent) dissolved in solvent (2 vol) was
slowly added dropwise over 5 minutes. Ethyl bromide (3.3
equivalents) and additive (0.22 equivalents) were added
sequentially. The suspension was then allowed to stir at room
temperature until consumption of starting material was observed.
The selectivity of Compound 6.3 over the decomposition product was
determined by HPLC (See Table 2).
TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Compound 6.3: Decompo- Time sition Entry
Additive Solvent (hours) Product 1 tetrabutylammonium N,N- 24 81:19
iodide dimethyl- formamide 2 potassium iodide N,N- 72 94:6
dimethyl- formamide 3 potassium iodide N-methyl- 20 92:8
pyrolidinone
[0049] It should be understood that while this invention has been
described herein in terms of specific embodiments set forth in
detail, such embodiments are presented by way of illustration of
the general principles of the invention, and the invention is not
necessarily limited thereto. Certain modifications and variations
in any given material, process step or chemical formula will be
readily apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from
the true spirit and scope of the present invention, and all such
modifications and variations should be considered within the scope
of the claims that follow.
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