“…Piperine (Figure ) is isolated as a simple alkaloid from Piper nigrum Linn. and exhibits lots of biological properties such as anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antitumor, and pesticidal activities. , In addition, molecules containing an isoxazoline ( I ) or pyrazoline ( II , Figure ) fragment show antimicrobial, fungicidal, mosquitocidal, anti-Alzheimer, anticancer, monoamine oxidase inhibitory, pesticidal, and/or anti-inflammatory activities. − Previously, we studied isoxazolopodophyllic acid-based esters ( III , Figure ), isoxazolopodophyllol-based esters ( IV , Figure ), and isoxazolopodophyllal-based hydrazones ( V , Figure ) from podophyllotoxin and found that some derivatives showed more promising insecticidal activity than toosendanin, a commercial botanical insecticide isolated from Melia azedarach . , Based upon the above results, and in continuation of our program aimed at the development of new potential pesticidal agents, − therefore, a series of piperine analogs containing isoxazoline/pyrazoline scaffold ( VI – IX , Figure ) were prepared. Their insecticidal and acaricidal activities were evaluated against M. separata , T. cinnabarinus , and P. xylostella .…”