Synthesis and acaricidal activity of phenylpiperazine derivatives.

We synthesized 33 new phenylpiperazine derivatives and assessed their acaricidal activity. These derivatives were synthesized through sequential reactions consisting of the sulfonylation of 2-substituted 4-methylaniline with chlorosulfonic acid, reduction with red phosphorus and iodine, alkylation by alkyl halide, cyclization with bis(2-chloroethyl)amine hydrochloride, and N -substitution reaction of phenylpiperazines with various reagents. All phenylpiperazines synthesized were evaluated for acaricidal activity and their structure-activity relationships discussed, it was found that 4-substituted 1-[2-fluoro-4-methyl-5-(2,2,2-trifluoroethylsulfanyl)phenyl]piperazine derivatives exhibited good acaricidal activity. Among them, 1-[2-fluoro-4-methyl-5-(2,2,2-trifluoroethylsulfanyl)phenyl]-4-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl) piperazine showed the highest level of activity against Tetranychus urticae and provided a high level of activity against Tetranychus kanzawai and Panonychus citri . In addition, studies on the effect at various stages of T. urticae exhibited that this compound showed good activity against both adults and eggs.
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