Bentranil
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Preferred IUPAC name 2-Phenyl-4H-3,1-benzoxazin-4-one | |
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C14H9NO2 | |
Molar mass | 223.231 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | White to almost white solid[1] |
Density | 1.1814[1] |
Melting point | 124 °C (255 °F; 397 K) [1] |
Boiling point | 192 °C (378 °F; 465 K) [1] |
5.5 mg/L[1] | |
Solubility in toluene | Soluble[1] |
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H315, H319, H335 | |
P261, P264, P264+P265, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P319, P321, P332+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P403+P233, P405, P501 | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Bentranil is a postemergent herbicide used to control annual weeds in cereal crops, maize, and rice.[1] 11,000 pounds (5,000 kg) of bentranil was used in the US in 1974.[2] Bentranil has excellent selectivity on germinaceous crops, potatoes and soybeans, but was never commercialised due to the high doses needed to control broadleaf weeds.[3]
Bentranil is synthesised from 2-iodobenzoic acid and benzonitrile.[1]
Medical potential
Bentranil derivates show promise as highly selective Cytochrome P450 inhibitors, which is desirable to prevent and treat cancer, as P450 is highly expressed in tumours and is implicated to drug resistance.[4]
Derivatives
Fluorobentranil (bentranil that has undergone fluorine substitution) showed good broad-leaf activity and selectivity on rice, cereals and maize. The 5-fluoro derivative showed triple the standard herbicidal activity. The fluorine's electronegativity strengthens binding to enzymes.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "BENTRANIL | 1022-46-4". ChemicalBook.
- ^ "Pesticide Usage Survey of Agricultural, Governmental, and Industrial Sectors in the United States, 1974". epa.gov. EPA. 1977.
- ^ a b Hamprecht, Gerhard; Würzer, Bruno; Witschel, Matthias (1 March 2004). "Changes in the Activity and Selectivity of Herbicides by Selective Fluorine Substitution, Taking Bentranil and Classic® Analogues as Examples". CHIMIA. 58 (3): 117. doi:10.2533/000942904777678226.
- ^ Yi, Lan; Huang, Xinyue; Yang, Meixian; Cai, Jiajing; Jia, Jianhua; Peng, Zhiping; Zhao, Zhenghuan; Yang, Fengyuan; Qiu, Dachuan (January 2023). "A new class of CYP1B1 inhibitors derived from bentranil". Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 80: 129112. doi:10.1016/j.bmcl.2022.129112. PMID 36565966.