Discovery of N-benzyl-6-methylpicolinamide as a potential scaffold for bleaching herbicides.
Hui-Xia ZhangDi HuangMeng-Nan RenWen-Qi LiShao-Peng WeiZhi-Qin JiPublished in: Pest management science (2024)
N-benzyl-6-methylpicolinamides were discovered as a novel scaffold for bleaching herbicides. The accumulation of phytoene, phytofluene and ζ-Carotene in radish cotyledons, and cross-resistance observed with diflufenican, showed that title compounds can interfere with carotenoid biosynthesis. © 2024 Society of Chemical Industry.