Mefenacet

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Mefenacet
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.070.278 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 277-328-8
KEGG
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:[1]
GHS09: Environmental hazard
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]

History

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

Use

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

Synthesis

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

Mefenacet synthesis
Mefenacet synthesis

Trade name

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

Authorization

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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

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