Saflufenacil

Structural formula
General
Surname	Saflufenacil
other names	2-chloro-5- [3,6-dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4- (trifluoromethyl) -1 (2 H ) -pyrimidinyl] -4-fluoro- N - {[methyl (1- methylethyl) amino] sulfonyl} benzamide; N '- {2-chloro-4-fluoro-5- [1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4- (trifluoromethyl) pyrimidin-1-yl] benzoyl} - N -isopropyl- N -methylsulfamide; Kixor;
Molecular formula	C 17 H 17 ClF 4 N 4 O 5 S
External identifiers / databases
EC number	619-504-2
ECHA InfoCard	100.124.700
PubChem	11571392
Wikidata	Q7398820
properties
Molar mass	500.85 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances Caution
H and P phrases	H: 410
	P: 273-501
	As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Saflufenacil is a chemical compound belonging to the pyrimidinediones group.

use

Saflufenacil is a pre-emergence herbicide belonging to the class of protoporphyrinogen oxidase inhibitors (PPO inhibitors).

It is particularly used against Abutilon theophrasti , Ambrosia artemisiifolia , Ambrosia trifida , Xanthium strumarium , Polygonum persicaria , Amaranthus retroflexus , Amaranthus tuberculatus var. Rudis and Chenopodium album in maize cultivation.

Admission

Saflufenacil is approved in North America. No approval has been applied for in the EU, so no pesticides with this active ingredient are approved there or in Switzerland .

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Datasheet Saflufenacil, PESTANAL at Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on May 20, 2017 ( PDF ).
↑ Klaus Grossmann, Ricarda Niggeweg, Nicole Christiansen, Ralf Looser, Thomas Ehrhardt: The Herbicide Saflufenacil (Kixor) is a New Inhibitor of Protoporphyrinogen IX Oxidase Activity . In: Weed Science . tape 58 , no. 1 , January 2010, p. 1–9 , doi : 10.1614 / WS-D-09-00004.1 .
↑ Peter H. Sikkema, Christy Shropshire, Nader Soltani: Tolerance of spring barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), oats (Avena sativa L.) and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to saflufenacil . In: Crop Protection . tape 27 , no. December 12 , 2008, pp. 1495-1497 , doi : 10.1016 / j.cropro.2008.07.009 .

^ Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety of the European Commission: Entry on Saflufenacil in the EU pesticide database ; Entry in the national registers of plant protection products in Switzerland , Austria and Germany ; accessed on March 27, 2016.

[Sigma-1] Datasheet Saflufenacil, PESTANAL at Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on May 20, 2017 ( PDF ).

[2] Klaus Grossmann, Ricarda Niggeweg, Nicole Christiansen, Ralf Looser, Thomas Ehrhardt: The Herbicide Saflufenacil (Kixor) is a New Inhibitor of Protoporphyrinogen IX Oxidase Activity . In: Weed Science . tape 58 , no. 1 , January 2010, p. 1–9 , doi : 10.1614 / WS-D-09-00004.1 .

[3] Peter H. Sikkema, Christy Shropshire, Nader Soltani: Tolerance of spring barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), oats (Avena sativa L.) and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to saflufenacil . In: Crop Protection . tape 27 , no. December 12 , 2008, pp. 1495-1497 , doi : 10.1016 / j.cropro.2008.07.009 .

[4] Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety of the European Commission: Entry on Saflufenacil in the EU pesticide database ; Entry in the national registers of plant protection products in Switzerland , Austria and Germany ; accessed on March 27, 2016.