Open AccessThe Discovery of Bifenazate, a Novel Carbazate Acaricide
Author(s) -
Mark A. Dekeyser,
Paul T. McDonald,
Gilbert W. Angle
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
chimia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 2673-2424
pISSN - 0009-4293
DOI - 10.2533/000942903777678533
Subject(s) - acaricide , bioassay , substituent , chemistry , hydrazide , tetranychus urticae , toxicology , stereochemistry , combinatorial chemistry , biology , mite , organic chemistry , botany , genetics
A history of the discovery of the novel carbazate acaricide, bifenazate, is outlined. When a novel ortho-biphenyl substituted hydrazide compound showed acaricidal activity in the pesticide discovery screen, a small number of analogs were made to confirm and explore acaricidal effects. An ortho-biphenylcarbazate analog gave significantly greater acaricidal activity. Thereafter, several hundred structurally-diverse biphenyl-substituted carbazate analogs were synthesized and evaluated in a bioassay with the two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae Koch) in order to optimize the acaricidal activity. As a result of the optimization process, bifenazate, the analog with a methoxybiphenyl substituent to the terminal nitrogen atom of isopropyl carbazate, was selected for development and registration.