In
keeping with our investigation, a simple and practical synthesis
of novel heterocyclic compounds with a sulfamoyl moiety that can be
employed as insecticidal agents was reported. The compound 2-hydrazinyl-N-(4-sulfamoylphenyl)-2-thioxoacetamide 1 was
coupled smoothly with triethylorthoformate or a variety of halo compounds,
namely phenacyl chloride, chloroacetyl chloride, chloroacetaldehyde,
chloroacetone, 1,3-dichloropropane, 1,2-dichloroethane, ethyl chloroformate,
2,3-dichloro-1,4-naphthoquinone, and chloroanil respectively, which
afforded the 1,3,4-thiadiazole and 1,3,4-thiadiazine derivatives.
The new products structure was determined using elemental and spectral
analysis. Under laboratory conditions, the biological and toxicological
effects of the synthetic compounds were also evaluated as insecticides
against Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.).
Compounds 3 and 5 had LC50 values
of 6.42 and 6.90 mg/L, respectively. The investigated compounds (from 2 to 11) had been undergoing molecular docking
investigation for prediction of the optimal arrangement and strength
of binding between the ligand (herein, the investigated compounds
(from 2 to 11)) and a receptor (herein,
the 2CH5) molecule.
The binding affinity within docking score (S, kcal/mol)
ranged between −8.23 (for compound 5), −8.12
(for compound 3) and −8.03 (for compound 9) to −6.01 (for compound 8). These compounds
were shown to have a variety of binding interactions within the 2CH5 active site, as
evidenced by protein–ligand docking configurations. This study
gives evidence that those compounds have 2CH5-inhibitory capabilities and hence may
be used for 2CH5-targeting development. Furthermore, the three top-ranked compounds
(5, 3, and 9) and the standard
buprofezin were subjected to density functional theory (DFT) analysis.
The highest occupied molecular orbital–lowest unoccupied molecular
orbital (HOMO–LUMO) energy difference (ΔE) of compounds 5, 3, and 9 was found to be comparable to that of buprofezin. These findings
highlighted the potential and relevance of charge transfer at the
molecular level.