Description
Difenopenten ethyl is an obsolete herbicide. Very little information is available regarding its environmental fate, ecotoxicity or impact on human health.
Production Methods
ifenopenten ethyl is commercially produced by a process that begins with the preparation of difenopenten acid, a diphenyl ether derivative containing a trifluoromethyl group and a pentenoic acid moiety. This acid undergoes acid-catalysed esterification with ethanol under controlled temperature and solvent conditions to yield the ethyl ester.
Mechanism of action
Selective - rapidly absorbed through the roots and leaf surfaces but apoplastic and symplastic translocation is very limited
Pesticide Type
Herbicide; Graminicide
