Chemistry:Napropamide

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Napropamide is an acetamide herbicide. It was first sold under the trade name Devrinol,[1] and was first manufactured in 1969.[2] It is widely used in the European Union,[3] and in Australia.[4]

"Devrinol 50" is a wettable powder containing 50% napropamide.[5]


Chemistry

Napropamide inhibits root growth. It is used against annual grasses and broadleaf weeds.[1] The d-isomer is noted as being significantly more effective than the racemic mixture against certain weeds.[2] Its formula is C
17
H
21
NO
2
.[1]

Tradenames

Napropamide has been sold as "Devrinol", "Jouster" and "Naprop".[5][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Neal, Joe (November 18, 2014). "Devrinol (napropamide)". https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/devrinol-napropamide. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Wendeborn, S.; Godineau, E.; Mondière, R.; Smejkal, T.; Smits, H. (2012), "1.8 Chirality in Agrochemicals" (in en), Comprehensive Chirality (Elsevier): pp. 120–166, doi:10.1016/b978-0-08-095167-6.00102-6, ISBN 978-0-08-095168-3, https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/B9780080951676001026, retrieved 2024-11-26 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Lewis, Kathleen A.; Tzilivakis, John; Warner, Douglas J.; Green, Andrew (18 May 2016). "An international database for pesticide risk assessments and management". Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal 22 (4): 1050–1064. doi:10.1080/10807039.2015.1133242. 
  4. "Devrinol 500WG Napropamide". https://www.uplcorp.com/au/product-details/devrinol-500wg. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 Williams, H.h. (1974). "Effects of certain preemergence herbicides on Diochondra spp.". Proceedings of the Second International Turfgrass Research Conference: 410–417. doi:10.2135/1974.proc2ndintlturfgrass.c60. 
  • Napropamide in the Pesticide Properties DataBase (PPDB)
  • Napropamide in the Pesticide Properties DataBase (PPDB) (Napropamide-M)

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