Spirodiclofen and Spiromesifen – Novel Acaricidal and Insecticidal Tetronic Acid Derivatives with a New Mode of Action

By T. Bretschneider, J. Benet‐Buchholz, R. Fischer, R. Nauen. 2003

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The broad spectrum acaricides spirodiclofen (BAJ2740, trade name: Envidor®) and spiromesifen (BSN2060, trade name: Oberon®) with an additional excellent activity against whiteflies, both belong to the new chemical classof tetronic acid derivatives discovered at Bayer CropScience during the 1990s. The discovery process starting from herbicidal PPO (protoporphyrinogen oxidase) chemistry, the synthetic routes leading to the products, and some insight into process development of central intermediates is given. Spirodiclofen and spiromesifen have a new mode of action (interference with lipid biosynthesis), show no cross-resistance to any resistant mite or whitefly field population and are therefore valuable tools for resistance management.

Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science, Pollution

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