Fenoprop

Fenoprop

Fenoprop

Chemical compound

Fenoprop, also called 2,4,5-TP, is the organic compound 2-(2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy)propionic acid.[2] It is a phenoxy herbicide and a plant growth regulator, an analog of 2,4,5-T in which the latter's acetic acid sidechain is replaced with a propionate group (with an extra CH3). The addition of this extra methyl group creates a chiral centre in the molecule and useful biological activity is found only in the (2R)-isomer.[3] The compound's mechanism of action is to mimic the auxin growth hormone indoleacetic acid (IAA).[4] When sprayed on plants it induces rapid, uncontrolled growth. As with 2,4,5-T, fenoprop is toxic to shrubs and trees.

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The name Silvex was used in the USA but it has been banned from use there since 1985. According to the Environmental Protection Agency its greatest use was as a postemergence herbicide for control of woody plants, and broadleaf herbaceous weeds in rice and bluegrass turf, in sugarcane, in rangeland improvement programs and on lawns.[5] Fenoprop and some of its esters were in use from 1945 but are now obsolete.[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    Pesticide Properties Database. "Fenoprop". University of Hertfordshire. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  2. [2]
    "Compendium of Pesticide Common Names". alanwood.net.
  3. [3]
    Wendeborn, S.; Smits, H. (31 December 2012). "Synthetic Auxins". In Erick M. Carreira; Hisashi Yamamoto (eds.). Comprehensive Chirality. ISBN 9780080951683.
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    Grossmann, K. (2010). "Auxin herbicides: current status of mechanism and mode of action". Pest Management Science. 66 (2): 2033–2043. doi:10.1002/ps.1860. PMID 19823992.
  5. [5]
    US Environmental Protection Agency. "Consumer Factsheet on: 2,4,5-TP (SILVEX)" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-03-11.
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