Studies on the Phenylphenol Derivatives with Biological Activity

More than ninety phenylphenol derivatives were tested for fungistatic activity toward ten species of agriculturally important fungi. One of N-methylcarbamates and some nitro- or chloro-substituted derivatives were highly toxic against Piricularia oryzae. From the relationship between the chemical structure and the activity, it is supposed that the reactivity, the permeability, the steric effect and the metabolic activation of the compound are the responsible factors for the fungistatic activity.