Kinetics and mechanism of the hydrolysis of imidacloprid

Authors
Zheng, W Liu, WP
Citation
W. Zheng et Wp. Liu, Kinetics and mechanism of the hydrolysis of imidacloprid, PEST SCI, 55(4), 1999, pp. 482-485
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
PESTICIDE SCIENCE
ISSN journal
0031613X → ACNP
Volume
55
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
482 - 485
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-613X(199904)55:4<482:KAMOTH>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
The kinetics of the hydrolysis of imidacloprid were studied sat different p H values and under various temperatures, Imidacloprid was found to be stabl e in acidic and neutral water, but readily hydrolysed in alkaline water. Th e main hydrolysis produce was found to be 1-[(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)methyl]- 2-imidazolidone, and a mechanism for its formation is proposed. (C) 1999 So ciety of Chemical Industry.