Chirality in Agrochemicals
Wiley Series in Agrochemicals and Plant Protection
1. Edition August 1998
XII, 270 Pages, Hardcover
Monograph
Short Description
Agrochemicals are chemicals used to promote the growth and health of cultivated plants and domestic animals or to control competing plants or animals. Among these chemicals are fertilizers, hormones, soil conditioner, and pesticides. Many of these chemicals, especially pesticides, have a distinct 3D shape and exist in two mirror image forms called enantiomers. This is called chirality. As in the case of pharmaceutical drugs, usually only one of the two enantiomers is effective.
Written by leading experts from industry and academia, this is the first book devoted to the topic of chirality in agrochemicals, discussing the synthesis, activity and toxicology of chiral agrochemicals.
The importance of using optically pure compounds has long been recognized by the pharmaceutical industry. The discovery that opposite enantiomers can have similarly diverse effects on plants and insects has had no less a revolutionary impact on the agrochemical industry. In this review volume, interesting and topical examples of chiral agrochemicals are brought together.
It covers:
* Pyrethroid Insecticides
* Organophosphorus Insecticides and Fungicides
* Aryloxyophenoxypropanoate Herbicides
* Acylanilides
* Triazoles
* Insect Hormones and Pheromones
The book will provide invaluable information for all those in the field.
Importance of Chirality in Organophosphorus Agrochemicals (M. Sasaki).
Chiral Acylanilides and Chiral Triazole-Related Fungicides (F. Spindler & T. Früh).
Aryloxyphenoxypropanoate Herbicides (T. Haga, et al.).
Chirality in Insect Juvenile Hormones and Pheromones (K. Mori).
Index.