2-Bromo-4-chloro-6-[(1-phenyl­ethyl)­imino­meth­yl]phenol

The title compound, C15H13BrClNO, is a Schiff base derived from the condensation of equimolar quanti­ties of 3-bromo-5-chloro­salicylaldehyde and 1-phenyl­ethanamine. The structure displays a trans configuration with respect to the imine C=N double bond. The N atom is also involved in an intra­molecular O—H—N hydrogen bond, which stabilizes the configuration of the compound

2-Bromo-4-chloro-6-[(E)-p-tolyl­imino­meth­yl]phenol

The mol­ecule of the title compound, C14H11BrClNO, displays an E configuration with respect to the imine C=N double bond. The two aromatic rings are essentially coplanar, forming a dihedral angle of 7.9 (2)°. An intra­molecular O—H⋯N hydrogen bond stabilizes the crystal structure

2-Bromo-4-chloro-6-[(E)-(2-chloro­phen­yl)imino­meth­yl]phenol

The title compound, C13H8BrCl2NO, was obtained by reaction of 3-bromo-5-chloro­salicylaldehyde and 2-chloro­benzenamine in methanol. The mol­ecule displays an E configuration with respect to the imine C=N double bond. The dihedral angle between the two benzene rings is 4.57 (11)°. The mol­ecular conformation is stabilized by an intra­molecular O—H⋯N hydrogen bond. In the crystal structure, mol­ecules are linked by inter­molecular C—H⋯O hydrogen-bonding inter­actions into zigzag chains running parallel to the b axis. Inter­molecular Br⋯Cl [3.5289 (11) Å] and Cl⋯Cl [3.5042 (12) Å] inter­actions are present

Olfaction in Host Plant Selection of the Soybean Aphid Aphis glycines

Results from a behavioral study using a four-armed olfactometer (Vet et al, 1983) showed that alate and apterous virginopara of Aphis glycines were clearly attracted or arrested by volatiles from Glycine max, its secondary host plant, and Rhamnus davurica, its primary host plant. The attractiveness of G. max was greater than that of R. davurica. Chemical analysis indicated that there is some difference in the volatile profiles between these two plant species. The volatiles from two nonhost plant species Gossypium hirsutrm and Cucumis sativa, which are the most suitable host plants of another aphid A. gossypii closely related to A. glycines, were found to be neutral. However, the odors of Luffa cylindrical and Cucurbita pepo significantly repelled the alate virginopara of A. glycines. Thus, the olfactory response of A. glycines to these host and nonhost plants implies the evolutionary transition of A. glycines in host plant specificity. Blending the odors from nonhost plants Gossypium hirsutum, Luffa cylindrical and Cucurbita pepo with the attractive odor of host plant G. max blocked the attractiveness of the latter to the alate virginopara of A. glycines. It thus appeared that attractiveness of host plant to aphids can be disrupted by the presence of nonhost plant volatiles which have presumably masked the host plant odor, and the lack of attractiveness of the blended odors is caused by the change in volatile profile.Originating text in Chinese.Citation: Du, Yongjun, Yan, Fushun, Han, Xinli, Zhang, Guangxue. (1994). Olfaction in Host Plant Selection of the Soybean Aphid Aphis glycines. Kun chong xue bao. Acta entomologica Sinica, 37(4), 385-392

2-Benzyl­imino­methyl-4-chloro­phenol

The title compound, C14H12ClNO, is a Schiff base derived from the condensation of equimolar quanti­ties of 5-chloro­salicylaldehyde and 1-benzyl­amine. The mol­ecule has a trans configuration with respect to the imine C=N double bond. The N atom is involved in an intra­molecular O—H⋯N hydrogen bond

Bis[μ-2-(benzyl­imino­meth­yl)-4-chloro­phenolato]bis[chloridocopper(II)]

The title complex, [Cu2(C14H11ClNO)2Cl2], has a centrosymmetric dinuclear structure where two symmetry-related copper(II) metal centres are bridged by the O atoms of two phen­oxy groups. Each copper(II) centre displays a distorted tetra­hedral coordination provided by one N atom and two O atoms from two Schiff base ligands and by one Cl atom. The Cu⋯Cu separation is 3.0702 (9) Å