Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Ferrocene‐Substituted Triadimefon‐ and Triadimenol‐Analogues

To search potent antifungal agents, a series of new ferrocene‐containing analogues of commercial fungicides, namely triadimefon and triadimenol, were synthesized by replacement of the tert‐butyl group of original agents with ferrocene group. These organometallic derivatives were found to be unactive against various fungi, but show promising plant growth regulatory activity.

Keywords:

• ferrocene
• triadimefon
• triadimenol
• plant growth regulatory activity

We gratefully acknowledge the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NNSFC) (Nos. 29872022, 20172030) for financial support.