Mefenacet

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Mefenacet
Mefenacet Structural Formula.svg
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 277-328-8
KEGG
PubChem CID
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C16H14N2O2S/c1-18(12-7-3-2-4-8-12)15(19)11-20-16-17-13-9-5-6-10-14(13)21-16/h2-10H,11H2,1H3
    Key: XIGAUIHYSDTJHW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • CN(C1=CC=CC=C1)C(=O)COC2=NC3=CC=CC=C3S2
Hazards
GHS labelling:
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Warning
H411
P273, P391, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Mefenacet is an active ingredient for crop protection belonging to the class of herbicides used for weed control. [1]

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History

Mefenacet was first introduced to the market in Japan in 1987. [1]

Use

The active ingredient mefenacet is primarily used for weed control in rice fields. [2] It is also applied to control grasses and weeds (including Cyperus and cockspur) in wheat, corn and field bean. [3]

Synthesis

The synthesis of mefenacet begins with 2-mercaptobenzothiazole and proceeds according to the following reaction sequence: [2]

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Mefenacet synthesis

Trade name

A plant protection product containing the active ingredient mefenacet is marketed under the trade names Hinochloa and Rancho [2] .

Authorization

In the EU and Switzerland, crop protection products containing the active ingredient mefenacet are no longer authorized.

However, mefenacet is approved for agricultural use in Egypt, Japan, Korea, Vietnam and Taiwan. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Entry on Mefenacet . at: Römpp Online . Georg Thieme Verlag, retrieved {{{Datum}}}.
  2. 1 2 3 Thomas A. Unger (1996), "Mefenacet", Pesticide Synthesis Handbook, Park Ridge, N.J.: Noyes Publications, p. 423, ISBN   978-0-8155-1401-5
  3. 1 2 Kalyani Paranjape (2014), The pesticide encyclopedia, Wallingford, Oxfordshire UK: CABI, p. 292, ISBN   978-1-78064-014-3
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