10263. Dimoxystrobin

Nomenclature

CAS number: 149961-52-4
(αE)-2-[(2,5-Dimethylphenoxy)methyl]-α-(methoxyimino)-N-methylbenzeneacetamide; (E)-2-[α-(2,5-dimethylphenoxy)-o-tolyl]-2-(methoxyimino)-N-methylphenylacetamide; (E)-2-methoxyimino-N-methyl-2-[2-(2,5-dimethylphenoxymethyl)phenyl]acetamide; BAS-505; SSF-129.
C19H22N2O3; mol wt 326.39.
C 69.92%, H 6.79%, N 8.58%, O 14.71%.

Description and references

Broad-spectrum, strobilurin fungicide for control of cereal and fruit diseases. Prepd (not claimed): A. Takase et al., EP 535928; eidem, US 5387714 (1993, 1995 both to Shionogi). Structure activity study: M. Ichinari et al., Pestic. Sci. 55, 347 (1999) DOI. LC/MS/MS determn of pesticide residues: C. L. Hetherton et al., Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom. 18, 2443 (2004) DOI PubMed. Study for control of rice blast fungus and wheat blast disease: A. S. Urashima, H. Kato, Summa Phytopathol. 20, 107 (1994). Aerobic degradation rate: J. A. McDonald et al., Soil Sci. 171, 239 (2006) DOI. Soil adsorption and bioactivity: E. Jastrzebska, J. Kucharski, Plant Soil Environ. 53, 51 (2007).

Chemical structure

Properties

Crystals from ethanol, mp 154-155.5°.

Derivative

Mixture with boscalid.

Nomenclature

Pictor (BASF).

Derivative

Mixture with epoxiconazole.

Nomenclature

Swing Gold (BASF).

Use

Agricultural fungicide.