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To discover the more potent analogs, 12 novel monomethyl phthalate derivatives of podophyllotoxin were synthesized and preliminarily tested against the pre-third-instar larvae of Mythimna separata Walker in vivo at the concentration of 1mg/mL. Compounds 8e-i showed the higher insecticidal activity than podophyllotoxin. Especially 8g exhibited the most potent insecticidal activity compared with toosendanin, a commercially available insecticide derived from Melia azedarach. The structure-activity relationships demonstrated that trans-lactone, 4beta-substitution, 2beta-chlorine substitution, and 4'-methoxy group were the important structural properties of podophyllotoxins for good insecticidal activity.
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