A series of novel pyrazole oxime derivatives containing a 2-chloro-5-thiazolyl moiety were synthesized. Their structures were confirmed by (1)H NMR, (13)C NMR, and elemental analysis. The preliminary bioassays showed that all of the title compounds had low acaricidal activity against Tetranychus cinnabarinus . However, most of them exhibited excellent insecticidal activity against Aphis medicagini at the dosage of 0.5 mg/mL, and some compounds still showed good insecticidal activity against A. medicagini even at the dosage of 0.2 mg/mL. Meanwhile, some title compounds displayed fungicidal and plant growth regulatory activities.

A series of novel diphenyl ether derivatives containing unsaturated carboxylates were designed and synthesized. Their structures were identified by (1)H nuclear magnetic resonance and elemental analyses. The bioassays indicated that the compounds 5b and 5c exhibited good herbicidal activities against velvetleaf at a concentration of 30-40 g/hm(2). The relationship between structure and herbicidal activity was also discussed. Among unsaturated carboxylates group, butenoate is the most promising one. Amonst them, 4-ethoxy-4-oxobutenyl 5-(2-chloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)-2-nitrobenzoate 5b was identified as the most promising candidate due to its high protoporphyrinogen IX oxidase inhibition effect (pI(50) = 6.64) and good herbicidal activity against broadleaf weeds with selectivity to soybean and low toxicity to mammals.

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A series of novel pyrazolyl acrylonitrile derivatives was designed, targeting Tetranychus cinnabarinus, and synthesized. Their structures were identified by combination of H NMR,C NMR, and MS spectra. The structures of compounds 18 and 19 were further confirmed by X-ray diffraction. Extensive greenhouse bioassays indicated that compound 19 exhibits excellent acaricidal activity against all developmental stages of T. cinnabarinus, which is better than the commercialized compounds cyenopyrafen and spirodiclofen. It was shown that the acute toxicity of compounds 19 to mammals is quite low. The structure-activity relationships are also discussed.

The N-substituted alkyl sulfoximine derivatives are a new chemical family of neonicotinoid insecticides. We have designed and synthesized 10 (1,3-thiazole)alkyl sulfoximine derivatives. All compounds were identified by (1)H and (13)C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), IR, and elemental analyses. Preliminary bioassays indicated that some title compounds exhibited good insecticidal activities at 10 mg/L against Myzus persicae . The relationship between structure and biological activity was also discussed.