Nematicidal activity of naphthalimide-boron cluster conjugates.

This study presents the activity of a series of 1,8-naphthalimide-carborane/metallacarborane conjugates against Rhabditis sp. The carborane conjugates were the least active. Selected conjugates with cobaltacarborane (5 and 6) showed high activity. Their lethal concentration (LC 50 ) values are substantially lower than that of the drug mebendazole.