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Imidacloprid and Related Compounds: Structure and Water Solubility of N-Alkyl Derivatives of Imidacloprid
Kagabu, Shinzo,Yokoyama, Kazuhito,Iwaya, Kazuko,Tanaka, Masahiro
, p. 1216 - 1224 (1998)
An intramolecular hydrogen bond between NH...O2N in insecticide, imidacloprid (1), and its nitromethylene analog 15 was proved by NMR and IR spectra. That electron delocalization over their planar moieties was disrupted by alkylation at the imi
Stability Comparison of Imidacloprid and Related Compounds under Simulated Sunlight, Hydrolysis Conditions, and to Oxygen
Kagabu, Shinzo,Medej, Somporn
, p. 980 - 985 (2007/10/02)
Lipophilicity and the tendency for decomposition fo imidacloprid and related compounds by oxygen, hydrolytic mediums, and simulated sunlight were studied to see whether these physicochemical factors have any relation to the biological activity of the compounds in vitro, in a greenhouse, or under field conditions.Lipophilicity indices based on HPLC bore no definite relationship with the binding affinity to the acetylcholine receptor.However, the compounds having high insecticidal potential in greenhouse tests were generally less hydrophilic.In neutral water or in an oxygen-saturated solution, the compounds tested were completely stable.An evident difference was observed in their behavior toward the sunlight wavelength, the nitromethylene compounds decomposing far more rapidly than nitroimines like imidacloprid.The photolability of the nitromethylenes is ascribed to their longer maximum absorption waveleng of over 32o nm.th
