Sulfur-based functional groups in agrochemistry.

The element of sulfur plays an outstanding role in crop protection chemistry, as it is used in elemental form as a multisite fungicide but is also part of agrochemicals in form of aromatic or aliphatic sulfur-containing rings or sulfur-based functional groups. This review article will give an exhaustive overview over the latter category. Several fundamental agrochemical compound classes are named after a sulfur-based functionality, such as the dithiocarbamate fungicides and the sulfonylurea herbicides. Altogether sixteen different sulfur-based functional groups are presented with their typical synthesis approaches and most important representatives in crop protection. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.