Combinatorial Synthesis of Sulfonate Derivatives of α/β-Naphthol as Anti-
Oomycete Agents

Zhiping      Che; Song      Zhang; Jiaxuan      He; Di      Sun; Xiaolong      Guo; Yuanhao      Li; Lina      Zhu; Yihao      Guo; Yibo      Liu; Yuee      Tian; Xiaobo      Huang; Shengming      Liu; Genqiang      Chen

doi:10.2174/1386207325666220128120208

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Background: Developing new, efficient, and environment-friendly small molecule fungicides is the key to effectively prevent and control plant pathogenic oomycetes. α/β-Naphthol is an important raw material for drug synthesis. Due to its special structure, α/β-naphthol and its analogs possess significant biological activity. The preparation and anti-oomycete activity of novel sulfonate derivatives based on α/β-naphthol against Phytophthora capsici have not been reported yet.

Methods: Thirty-two sulfonate derivatives of α/β-naphthol (4a-p and 5a-p) were prepared. The structure of all title compounds was identified by ¹H NMR, MS, and m.p. The anti-oomycete activity of 4a-p and 5a-p against P. capsici was determined using the mycelial growth rate method.

Results: With our ongoing research aimed at the discovery and development of fungicidal agents, 4a-p and 5a-p were designed and synthesized, and their anti-oomycete activity against P. capsici was evaluated in vitro. Two compounds 4a and 5a were found to have good anti-oomycete activity against P. capsici, and their corresponding EC₅₀ values were 63.41 and 65.21 mg/L, respectively.

Conclusion: It has been observed that the substituent R in these derivatives is aliphatic, which is very important for maintaining their anti-oomycete activity. The results lay a foundation for further design and development of sulfonate derivatives of α/β-naphthol as fungicidal agents. The structure- fungicidal activity relationship of α/β-naphthol derivatives is under investigation in our laboratory.

Keywords: α-naphthol, β-naphthol, sulfonyloxy, Phytophthora capsici, fungicidal activity, fungicides.

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