Fenoprop

Fenoprop
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
rac-(2R)-2-(2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy)propanoic acid
Other names
2-(2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxy)propionic acid
Silvex
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Abbreviations 2,4,5-TP
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
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KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C9H7Cl3O3/c1-4(9(13)14)15-8-3-6(11)5(10)2-7(8)12/h2-4H,1H3,(H,13,14) checkY
    Key: ZLSWBLPERHFHIS-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C9H7Cl3O3/c1-4(9(13)14)15-8-3-6(11)5(10)2-7(8)12/h2-4H,1H3,(H,13,14)
    Key: ZLSWBLPERHFHIS-UHFFFAOYAC
  • Clc1cc(OC(C(=O)O)C)c(Cl)cc1Cl
Properties[1]
C9H7Cl3O3
Molar mass 269.51
Appearance White powder
Density 1.21 g/cm3 at 20 °C
Melting point 180 °C (356 °F; 453 K)
log P 3.8 (20 °C)
Acidity (pKa) 2.84
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

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.

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

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  1. ^ a b Pesticide Properties Database. "Fenoprop". University of Hertfordshire. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  2. ^ "Compendium of Pesticide Common Names". alanwood.net.
  3. ^ Wendeborn, S.; Smits, H. (31 December 2012). "Synthetic Auxins". In Erick M. Carreira; Hisashi Yamamoto (eds.). Comprehensive Chirality. ISBN 9780080951683.
  4. ^ 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. ^ US Environmental Protection Agency. "Consumer Factsheet on: 2,4,5-TP (SILVEX)" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-03-11.
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