mefenpyr-diethyl
Herbicide safener
NOMENCLATURE
Common name mefenpyr-diethyl (BSI, pa ISO)
IUPAC name diethyl (RS)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-5-methyl-2-pyrazoline-3,5-dicarboxylate
Chemical Abstracts name diethyl 1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-5-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3,5-dicarboxylate
CAS RN [135590-91-9]; diacid [135591-00-3] Development codes Hoe 107892 (Hoechst); AE F107892 (AgrEvo)
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Mol. wt. 373.2; (diacid 317.1) M.f. C16H18Cl2N2O4; (diacid C12H10Cl2N2O4) Form White to light beige crystals. M.p. 50-52 °C V.p. 6.3 ´ 10-3 mPa (20 °C); 1.4 ´ 10-2 mPa (25 °C) KOW logP = 3.83 (pH 6.3, 21 °C) Henry 2.55 ´ 10-4 Pa m3 mol-1 (20 °C) S.g./density c. 1.31 (20 °C) Solubility In water 20 mg/kg (pH 6.2, 20 °C). In acetone >500, toluene >400, ethyl acetate >400, methanol >400 (all in g/l, 20 °C). Stability Hydrolysed by acids and alkali.
COMMERCIALISATION
Manufacturers Bayer CropScience
APPLICATIONS
Biochemistry Enhances metabolism of mesosulfuron-methyl herbicide in cereal crop plants, but not in weeds. Uses Used as a herbicide safener in combination with fenoxaprop-P-ethyl, for selective weed control in wheat, rye, triticale and some barley varieties. Also under development for use in combination with iodosulfuron-methyl and with mesosulfuron-methyl. Phytotoxicity Not phytotoxic. Formulation types SC; SE; EW. Selected products: mixtures: 'Mesomaxx' (+ mesosulfuron-methyl) (Bayer CropScience); 'Puma Super' (+ fenoxaprop-P-ethyl) (Bayer CropScience)
OTHER PRODUCTS
Mixtures: 'Archipel' (+ mesosulfuron-methyl+ iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium) (Bayer CropScience); 'Atlantis' (+ mesosulfuron-methyl+ iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium) (Bayer CropScience); 'Baghera' (+ diclofop-methyl+ fenoxaprop-P-ethyl) (Bayer CropScience); 'Cheetah Super' (+ fenoxaprop-P-ethyl) (Bayer CropScience); 'Cossack' (+ mesosulfuron-methyl+ iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium) (Bayer CropScience); 'Djinn' (+ fenoxaprop-P-ethyl+ isoproturon) (Bayer CropScience); 'Dopler' (+ diclofop-methyl+ fenoxaprop-P-ethyl) (Bayer CropScience); 'Proper energy' (+ fenoxaprop-P-ethyl) (Bayer CropScience); 'Puma S' (+ fenoxaprop-P-ethyl) (Bayer CropScience); 'Zeus' (+ diclofop-methyl+ fenoxaprop-P-ethyl) (Bayer CropScience)
MAMMALIAN TOXICOLOGY
Oral Acute oral LD50 for rats and mice >5000 mg/kg. Skin and eye Acute percutaneous LD50 for rats >4000 mg/kg. Non-irritating to skin and eyes (rabbits); not a skin sensitiser (guinea pigs). Inhalation LC50 (4 h) for rats >1.32 mg/l. NOEL (2 y) for rats 48, mice 71 mg/kg b.w. daily. Other Non-mutagenic in vitro and in vivo.
ECOTOXICOLOGY
Birds Acute oral LD50 for Japanese quail >2000 mg/kg. Fish LC50 (96 h) for carp 2.4, rainbow trout 4.2 mg/l. Daphnia LC50 (48 h) 53 mg/l. Algae EC50 for Navicula pelliculosa 1.65 mg/l. EbC50 (72 h) for Scenedesmus subspicatus 5.8 mg/l. Other aquatic spp. EC50 for Lemna gibba >12 mg/l. Bees LD50 (oral, 48 h) >900 mg/bee; (contact) >700 mg/bee. Worms LC50 (14 d) for Eisenia foetida >1000 mg/kg soil.
ENVIRONMENTAL FATE
Soil/Environment Abiotic hydrolysis DT50 >365 d (pH 5), 40.9 d (pH 7), 0.35 d (pH 9) (25 °C). Photodegradation DT50 2.9 d. Completely mineralised in soil by hydrolysis, microbial and photolytic degradation processes; DT50 <10 d. Not leached (no single residual compound in leachates at concentration >0.1 mg/l).
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