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Synthesis and Biological Activity of Photopolymerizable Derivatives of Glyphosate†
journal contribution
posted on 2007-02-12, 00:00 authored by Aneta Bogdanova, Victoria Piunova, Daniel Berger, Andrei V. Fedorov, Douglas C. NeckersThe synthesis of new acrylate and methacrylate derivatives of a glyphosate is reported. Two isomers resulting
from a hindered rotation around the amide C−N bond are observed for both acrylic and methacrylic analogs, and
barriers for internal rotation are obtained. Biological activity tests indicate that functionalized glyphosates possess
herbicidal activity similar to that of the parent compound. Only the acrylated glyphosate derivatives undergo
photopolymerization. The resulting photopolymer of acrylated glyphosate retains the biological activity. The
methacrylated glyphosates are unreactive. Differential reactivity is explained by the different conformational
preferences of the functionalized glyphosates. The experimental findings are supported by the results of density
functional theory geometry optimizations.