Sulfur‐based functional groups in agrochemistry

• Published in: Pest management science Vol. 79; no. 8; pp. 2647 - 2663
• Main Authors: Jeanguenat, Andre, Lamberth, Clemens
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.08.2023; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: acaricide; Agrochemicals; agrochemistry; crop protection; Functional groups; fungicide; Fungicides; herbicide; Herbicides; insecticide; Plant protection; Sulfonylurea; Sulfur; acaricide; herbicide; insecticide; agrochemistry; fungicide; crop protection
• ISSN: 1526-498X; 1526-4998
• DOI: 10.1002/ps.7553

The element sulfur has an outstanding role in the crop protection chemistry because it is used in its elemental form as a multisite fungicide, but is also part of agrochemicals in the form of aromatic or aliphatic sulfur‐containing rings or sulfur‐based functional groups. This review gives an exhaustive overview over the latter category. Several fundamental agrochemical compound classes are named after a sulfur‐based functionality, such as the dithiocarbamate fungicides and sulfonylurea herbicides. Altogether, 16 different sulfur‐based functional groups are presented with their typical synthesis approaches and most important representatives in crop protection. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry. Sulfur‐containing rings and sulfur‐based functional groups have an outstanding role in crop protection chemistry. This review gives an exhaustive overview over the latter category. Sixteen different sulfur‐based functional groups are presented with some typical synthesis approaches and their most important representatives in crop protection.