Synthesis and insecticidal activity of novel benzoxazole derivatives
[Aims]This study aims to discover new compounds with insecticidal activities.[Methods]According to scaffold hopping method,15 novel benzoxazole derivatives were designed and synthesized,and their insecticidal activities were tested.[Results]Results of preliminary bioassay activities in green house showed that at 600 mg/L all the target compounds exhibited good insecticidal activities against Mythimna separata and Plutella xylostella,with mortality rates of 100%,but showed no activities against Myzus persicae and Tetranychus cinnabarinus,with mortality rates of 0,all at 600 mg/L.[Conclusions]The compounds could be lead compounds for further structural optimization study.