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Item Phytogrowth- and photosynthesis-inhibiting properties of nostoclide analogues(Pest Management Science, 2006-02-13) Barbosa, Luiz C A; Demuner, Antônio J; Alvarenga, Elson S de; Oliveira, Alberto; King-Diaz, Beatriz; Lotina-Hennsen, BlasSix nostoclide analogues were synthesised from 3-benzyl-2(5H)-furanone in one step, with yields ranging from 10 to 71%, and subjected to several biological assays. The two most active of these, 5d and 5e, were shown to be phytogrowth inhibitors of the radicle of Lolium multiflorum Lam, while enhancing the root growth of Physalis ixocarpa Brot. Both compounds inhibited electron flow (basal, phosphorylating and uncoupled) from water to methylviologen (MV); both acted as Hill reaction inhibitors, since the synthesis of ATP was prevented. The uncoupled electron transport from photosystem II (PSII) (water to 2,6-dichlorophenol-indophenol (DPIP)) and photosystem I (PSI) (2,6-dichlorophenol-indophenol reduced (DPIPred) to MV) was inhibited with 500 µM of 5d by 22 and 14% respectively. In addition, 400 µM of 5d inhibited PSI (from tetramethyl-p-benzohydroquinone (TMQH2) to MV) by 40%. Thus 5d inhibited electron transport at the b6f complex. Finally, 500 µM of 5e inhibited electron flow (basal and phosphorylating) by 25%, and 300 µM of 5e enhanced light-activated membrane-bound Mg2+-ATPase by 66%. Thus 5e behaved as a weak Hill reaction inhibitor and an uncoupler. In general, the phytotoxicity of the synthetic lactones was only weakly related to inhibition of photosynthesis. Copyright © 2006 Society of Chemical IndustryItem Synthesis of new aliphatic and aromatic phytotoxic derivatives of 2α, 4α-dimethyl-8-oxabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-6-en-3-one(Pest Management Science, 2003-06-11) Barbosa, Luiz C de A; Alvarenga, Elson S de; Demuner, Antônio J; Figueiredo, Remilson; Silva, Antônio A daSeveral new compounds with potential herbicidal activity were synthesized from 2α,4α-dimethyl-6,7-exo-isopropylidenedioxy-8-oxabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-3-one (4). Seven aromatic alcohols were prepared by reaction of (4) with aryllithium reagents, where the aryl groups were 4-ethoxyphenyl (5, 70% yield), 4-ethylphenyl (6, 82% yield), 4-butylphenyl (7, 78% yield), 4-tert-butylphenyl (8, 81% yield), 2,4-dimethoxyphenyl (9, 75% yield), 2-ethylphenyl (10, 12% yield) and para-(4-bromophenoxy)phenyl (11, 24% yield). Reaction of the acetonide (4) with Grignard reagents formed also four aliphatic alcohols where the alkyl groups are ethyl (13, 78%), butyl (14, 85%), hexyl (15, 81%) and octyl (25, 92%). The alcohols (5), (6), (7), (8), (13), (14), (15) and (25) were reacted with thionyl chloride in pyridine, forming their respective alkenes (17, 76%), (18, 74%), (19, 83%), (20, 73%), (22, 78%), (26, 62%), (23, 77%) and (24, 66%). The effect of these compounds, at the concentration of 5.5 µg g−1, on the development of radicle and aerial parts of Sorghum bicolor (L) Moench, Euphorbia heterophylla L, Brachiaria decumbens and Desmodium tortuosum DC was evaluated.