Title: | "Partition, sorption and structure activity relation study of dialkoxybenzenes that modulate insect behavior" |
Author(s): | Ebrahimi P; Spooner J; Weinberg N; Plettner E; |
Address: | "Simon Fraser University, Department of Chemistry, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5A 1S6. pebrahim@sfu.ca" |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.04.065 |
ISSN/ISBN: | 1879-1298 (Electronic) 0045-6535 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "Some dialkoxybenzenes are promising new insect control agents. These compounds mimic naturally occurring odorants that modulate insect behavior. Before applying these compounds, however, their persistence and biodegradability at the application site and in the environment should be understood. The fate of organic compounds in the environment is a complex phenomenon which is influenced by many processes such as sorption to soil components, sedimentation, volatilization, and uptake by plants, as well as biotic and abiotic chemical degradation. In this study, the octanol-water partition coefficient, volatility and sorption on soil components (sand, clay and organic matter) of selected dialkoxybenzenes as well as structure activity relationships with regard to partition, volatility and sorption were investigated. Additionally, calculations of partition, molar volume and molecular surface areas were done, to understand structure-activity relationships of the physical properties" |
Keywords: | "Adsorption Animals Behavior, Animal/*drug effects Benzene/*chemistry/*pharmacology Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions Insecticides/*chemistry/*pharmacology Isomerism Octanols/chemistry Structure-Activity Relationship Surface Properties Volatilizatio;" |
Notes: | "MedlineEbrahimi, Parisa Spooner, Jacob Weinberg, Noham Plettner, Erika eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2013/06/05 Chemosphere. 2013 Sep; 93(1):54-60. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.04.065. Epub 2013 May 31" |