Semisynthesis and insecticidal bioactivities of benzoxazole and benzoxazolone derivatives of honokiol, a naturally occurring neolignan derived from Magnolia officinalis.

This study indicates that these honokiol derivatives could be used as leads for the further derivation and development of the potential pesticide candidates for crop protection.
PMID: 32165043 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters - March 4, 2020 Category: Chemistry Authors: Zhi XY, Jiang LY, Li T, Song LL, Wang Y, Cao H, Yang C Tags: Bioorg Med Chem Lett Source Type: research