4203. Fluroxypyr

Nomenclature

CAS number: 69377-81-7
[(4-Amino-3,5-dichloro-6-fluoro-2-pyridinyl)oxy]acetic acid.
C7H5Cl2FN2O3; mol wt 255.03.
C 32.97%, H 1.98%, Cl 27.80%, F 7.45%, N 10.98%, O 18.82%.

Description and references

Auxin-type herbicide for use in cereals. Prepn: S. D. McGregor, US 3761486 (1973 to Dow). Description: J. A. Paul et al., Proc. Br. Crop Prot. Conf. - Weeds 1985, 939. Field trials in grassland: A. R. Thompson, ibid. 1987, 735. Mode of action: G. E. Sanders, K. E. Pallet, Ann. Appl. Biol. 111, 385 (1987). HPLC determn: R. G. Lehmann, J. R. Miller, J. Chromatogr. 485, 581 (1989). Persistence in soil: L. F. Bergstrm et al., Pestic. Sci. 29, 405 (1990). Uptake and metabolism in weeds: R. L. MacDonald et al., Weed Res. 34, 333 (1994).

Chemical structure

Properties

White crystalline solid, mp 232-233°. Vapor pressure (25°): 9.42 × 107 mm Hg. Soly at 20° (g/l): water 0.091; acetone 41.6. LD50 orally in rats: 2405 mg/kg; i.p. in male, female rats: 458, 519 mg/kg; percutaneous in rabbits >5000 mg/kg (Paul).

Derivative

1-Methylheptyl ester.

Nomenclature

CAS number: 81406-37-3
Fluroxypyr-meptyl; Dowco 433; Spotlight (Dow AgroSci.); Starane (Dow AgroSci.); Vista (Dow AgroSci.); WideMatch S (Dow AgroSci.).
C15H21Cl2FN2O3; mol wt 367.24.
C 49.06%, H 5.76%, Cl 19.31%, F 5.17%, N 7.63%, O 13.07%.

Use

Herbicide.