SPECIFIC DEAMINATION OF 4-AMINO-1,2,4-TRIAZIN-5(4H)-ONES BY CATALYTIC OXIDATION WITH t-BUTYLHYDROPEROXIDE. A CHEMICAL MODEL FOR METABOLISM OF 1,2,4-TRIAZINE HERBICIDES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)87379-7

The oxidation of 4-amino-1,2,4-triazine herbicides (1) with t-butylhydroperoxide catalyzed by Co(Salen) resulted in the specific deamination of the 4-amino group, providing a chemical model for the metabolism of the herbicides.