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Ponnam Devendar¹, Guang-Fu Yang²

¹Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, 430079, People's Republic of China.

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Sulfur-containing compounds are vital in modern agrochemicals, with over 30% of crop protection agents utilizing sulfur. This review highlights key sulfur-based chemical families and their synthesis for effective pest control.

Keywords:

Agrochemicals Crop protection Mode of action Sulfur Synthesis

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Area of Science:

Agricultural Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Pesticide Development

Background:

Modern agriculture relies on innovative agrochemicals to support farmers.
Incorporating sulfur atoms into active ingredients is a key strategy for developing novel crop protection compounds.
Over 30% of current agrochemicals contain sulfur, primarily in fungicides, herbicides, and insecticides.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide a comprehensive overview of commercially significant sulfur-containing agrochemical families.
To highlight emerging sulfur-containing compounds with novel modes of action.
To review large-scale synthetic methods for recently developed or approved sulfur-based agrochemicals.

Main Methods:

Literature review of sulfur-containing agrochemicals.
Analysis of chemical structures and properties of key sulfur-based families.
Examination of synthetic routes for large-scale production.

Main Results:

Identified sulfonylureas, sulfonamides, sulfur-containing heterocyclics, thioureas, sulfides, sulfones, sulfoxides, and sulfoximines as leading pesticidal chemical families.
Highlighted novel modes of action in recently developed sulfur-containing agrochemical candidates.
Discussed efficient synthetic methodologies for commercial-scale production.

Conclusions:

Sulfur-containing compounds remain a cornerstone of effective crop protection strategies.
The strategic inclusion of sulfur offers opportunities for developing agrochemicals with new modes of action.
Understanding scalable synthesis is crucial for the commercial viability of new sulfur-based pesticides.