Synthesis and biological activity of novel N‐benzoyl‐N‐tert‐butyl‐N′‐(β‐triphenylgermyl)propionylhydrazines

Abstract

A series of new N-benzoyl-N-tert-butyl-N'-(b-triphenylgermyl)propionylhydrazines were synthesized by the condensation reaction of b-triphenylgermyl propanoic acid with N-benzoyl-N-tertbutylhydrazines in good yields by using N,N'-dicyclohexylcorbodiimide as dehydrating agent. These title compounds were evaluated for molting hormone mimicking activity. The results of bioassay showed that the compounds exhibit moderate larvicidal activity, and toxicity assays indicated that the title compounds can induce a premature, abnormal and lethal larval molt. We found that the title compounds possess potential anticancer activities in vitro.