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Zengfei Cai1, Wenliang Zhang1, Zhongjie Yan2
1Catalytic Hydrogenation Research Center, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Green Pesticides and Cleaner Production Technology, Zhejiang Green Pesticide Collaborative Innovation Center, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
Abstract:
To discover novel herbicidal compounds with favorable activity, a range of phenylpyridine-moiety-containing α-trifluorothioanisole derivatives were designed, synthesized, and identified via NMR and HRMS. Preliminary screening of greenhouse-based herbicidal activity revealed that compound 5a exhibited >85% inhibitory activity against broadleaf weeds Amaranthus retroflexus, Abutilon theophrasti, and Eclipta prostrate at 37.5 g a.i./hm2, which was slightly superior to that of fomesafen. The current study suggests that compound 5a could be further optimized as an herbicide candidate to control various broadleaf weeds.
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