10.1002/(SICI)1096-9063(199911)55:11<1116::AID-PS65>3.0.CO;2-Y
The research aims to investigate the photodegradation of the fungicide vinclozolin in aqueous and methanol-water solutions. The study exposed vinclozolin to UV light at 254nm, resulting in significant substrate transformation within 10 minutes, with less than 90% and ≤95% transformation in water and methanol-water solutions, respectively. The half-lives for dissipation of vinclozolin in these environments were calculated to be 1.01 and 2.0 minutes, respectively. The research concluded that photolysis leads to the opening of the 2,4-oxazolidine-dione ring, forming 3,5-dichlorophenyl isocyanate and 3,5-dichloroaniline, along with dechlorination and the elimination of the -CH=CH2 moiety.