Eight new 2-(1H-indol-3-yl)-N-(aryl)-2-oxoacetamide amine based indole derivatives were synthesized. Microanalytical data, 1HNMR, 13CNMR, FT-IR and XRD were used to characterize the synthesized derivatives. The indole derivatives had also been screened for their nematicidal activity against root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita. Chlorine substituted indole derivatives had shown significant nematicidal activity comparative to other indole derivatives.
Keywords: Indole, oxalyl chloride, amine, indole derivatives, nematicidal activity, Meloidogyne incognita, hatching, mortality.