Synthesis of 2,2,4,4-Tetramethyl-N,N′-bis(2,6-dimethylphenyl)cyclobutane-1,3-diimine, a Unique Compound from Arundo donax, and Its Analogues to Test Their Antifeedant Activity Against the Boll Weevil, Anthonomus grandis

Abstract

  2,2,4,4-Tetramethyl-N,N′-bis(2,6-dimethylphenyl) cyclobutane-1,3-diimine (1), which was isolated from the Thai plant Arundo donax as an antifeedant against the boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis), and its analogues (9-13) were synthesized and shown to possess no remarkable antifeedant activity of practical interest.