Tembotrione [iso]

Tembotrione is one of the pesticides found in surface waters. It can also be found as pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables.

ChEBI: An aromatic ketone that is 2-benzoylcyclohexane-1,3-dione in which the phenyl group is substituted at positions 2, 3, and 4 by chlorine, (2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)methyl, and methylsulfonyl groups, respectively. It is a post-emergence herbicide used (particul rly in conjunction with the herbicide safener cyprosulfamide) for the control of a wide range of broad-leaved and grassy weeds in corn and other crops.

Broad-spectrum. Inhibits the enzyme 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (4-HPPD).

A synthetic process of herbicide tembotrione. The synthetic process comprises the following steps:
step 1) adding methyl 2-chloro-3-methyl-4-methylsulfonylbenzoate, a solvent,a catalyst and hydrobromic acid at the first, then dropwise adding hydrogen peroxide, washing with water, concentrating and recrystallizing after reaction to obtain bromine methyl 2-chloro-3-bromomethyl-4-methylsulfonylbenzoate;
step 2) enabling the bromide, an alkali 1, the catalyst, the solvent and 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol to react, filtering, washing with water and concentrating after reaction; adding an alkali 2 and water to react, acidifying, filtering, washing and drying to obtain an etherate 2-chloro-3-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)methyl-4-methanesulfonylbenzoic acid;
step 3) removing the solvent after reacting the etherate, the catalyst, thionyl chloride and the solvent; adding 1,3-cyclohexanedione and the solvent, dropwise adding triethylamine; adding acetone cyanohydrin after reaction, washing with water, layering, removing the solvent from an oil layer, adding the solvent for recrystallization, filtering and drying to obtain a beige solid, namely tembotrione.

Herbicide