flurtamone
Herbicide
HRAC F1 WSSA 12
NOMENCLATURE
Common name flurtamone (BSI, ANSI, draft E-ISO)
IUPAC name (RS)-5-methylamino-2-phenyl-4-(a,a,a-trifluoro-m-tolyl)furan-3(2H)-one
Chemical Abstracts name (?-5-(methylamino)-2-phenyl-4-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-3(2H)-furanone
CAS RN [96525-23-4] Development codes RE-40 885 (Chevron)
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Mol. wt. 333.3 M.f. C18H14F3NO2 Form Ivory powder. M.p. 152-155 ºC Solubility In water 35 mg/l (20 ºC). Soluble in acetone, dichloromethane, methanol; slightly soluble in isopropanol. Stability Stable, but avoid concentrated acids or bases.
COMMERCIALISATION
History Herbicide reported by D. D. Rogers et al. (Proc. 1987 Br. Crop Prot. Conf. - Weeds, 1, 69). Introduced by Chevron Chemical Co. and later acquired by Rhône-Poulenc Agrochimie (now Bayer CropScience). Patents US 4568376; GB 2142629 Manufacturers Bayer CropScience
APPLICATIONS
Biochemistry Blocks carotenoid biosynthesis, by inhibition of phytoene desaturase. Uses Pre-plant incorporated, pre-emergence or post-emergence control of broad-leaved and some grass weeds in small grains, peanuts, cotton, peas and sunflowers, at 250-375 g/ha. Phytotoxicity Transitory bleaching effect. Formulation types SC; WG; WP. Selected products: mixtures: 'Bacara' (+ diflufenican) (Bayer CropScience)
OTHER PRODUCTS
'Benchmark' (Bayer CropScience); 'Roulette' (Bayer CropScience) mixtures: 'Carat' (+ diflufenican) (Bayer CropScience); 'Graduate' (+ diflufenican) (Bayer CropScience); 'Ingot' (+ isoproturon+ diflufenican) (Bayer CropScience); 'Nikeyl' (+ aclonifen) (Bayer CropScience); 'Snap!' (+ diflufenican) (Me2)
MAMMALIAN TOXICOLOGY
Oral Acute oral LD50 for rats 500 mg/kg. Skin and eye Acute percutaneous LD50 for rabbits 500, rats >5000 mg/kg. Non-irritating to skin and transient eye irritant (rabbits). NOEL c. 50 mg/kg daily. Other Not mutagenic in the Ames assay. EC classification N; R50, R53
ECOTOXICOLOGY
Birds LC50 for bobwhite quail >6000, mallard ducks 2000 mg/kg diet. Fish LC50 (96 h) for bluegill sunfish 11, rainbow trout 7 mg/l. Bees LD50 (48 h, contact) >100 mg/bee.
ENVIRONMENTAL FATE
Plants No residues in peanuts and in cereals at harvest. Soil/Environment Field DT50 46-65 d; the main metabolite is trifluoromethylbenzoic acid. Moderately adsorbed on soil colloids; flurtamone residues remained in the upper 20 cm, and the metabolite in the upper 10 cm of soil. No residues of either material could be detected 10 mo after application (R. J. Wicks et al., Proc. 9th IUPAC Int. Congr. Pestic. Chem., London, 1998, 2, 7C-023).
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