Munehiro Nakatani, Y. Fukunaga, H. Haraguchi
Nov 1, 1986
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Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
Abstract
Eight terminal acetylenic fatty acids from 5-hexynoic to 12-tridecynoic acids and their methyl, ethyl, and isopropyl esters were synthesized via o-nitrophenyl selenides. These acids and esters all showed inhibitory effect on lettuce seed germination and seedling growth. The effect was dependent on the number of carbon atoms in acetylenic chain. 8-Nonynoic acid showed potent activity, and its methyl ester was the most effective among the test compounds. In addition, the acids showed antifungal activity which increased as the number of carbon atoms increased.