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Cyclohexane-1,3-dione Oxime Ether Grass-Specific Herbicides and the Discovery of Butroxydim1

Keith G. Watson A B
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A ICI Australia Central Research Laboratories, Newsom Street, Ascot Vale, Vic. 3032, Australia.

B Present address: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, 1G Royal Parade, Parkville, Vic. 3050, Australia. Email: kwatson@wehi.edu.au

Australian Journal of Chemistry 64(4) 367-372 https://doi.org/10.1071/CH10366
Submitted: 6 October 2010  Accepted: 29 November 2010   Published: 18 April 2011

Abstract

The cyclohexanedione oxime ether herbicides are an important and widely used class of weed-control agents that selectively kill grass species. Since 1975, eight cyclohexanedione herbicides have been commercialized, including six compounds for grass weed control in broad-leaf crops such as cotton, soybeans and vegetables. One cyclohexanedione has been developed for wild oat control in wheat and also one compound for selective removal of barnyard grass in rice. A brief overview of the cyclohexanedione herbicide field is given, together with a more detailed account of the discovery and development of the herbicide butroxydim.


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