Chemical Properties
Pyrimethanil is a white to light yellow crystalline powder which is sparingly soluble in water but soluble in most organic solvents. Commercial product is available as a brown emulsifiable concentrate.
Uses
Pyrimethanil is a broad spectrum anilino-pyrimidine foliar fungicide. Pyrimethanil functions by inhibiting the biosynthesis of methionine in Botrytis cinerea.
Uses
Pyrimethanil provides both protective and curative control of
fungal diseases in pome fruits (leaf scab caused by Venturiu inaequalis),
vines, fruits, vegetables and ornamentals (grey mould)
Preparation
Pyrimethanil is produced by reaction of 2-bromo-4,6-dimethylpyrimidine with aniline.
Definition
ChEBI: Pyrimethanil is a member of the class of aminopyrimidines that is N-phenylpyrimidin-2-amine carrying two additional methyl substituents at positions 4 and 6. A fungicide used to control grey mould on fruit, vegetables and ornamentals as well as leaf scab on pome fruit. Also commonly employed to control Botrytis cinerea throughout the winemaking process in grapes, must, fermenting must and wine. It has a role as an aryl hydrocarbon receptor agonist, an environmental contaminant, a xenobiotic and an antifungal agrochemical. It is an aminopyrimidine, a secondary amino compound and an anilinopyrimidine fungicide.
Synthesis Reference(s)
Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 30, p. 1942, 1982
DOI: 10.1248/cpb.30.1942
General Description
Pyrimethanil is an anilino-pyrimidine, broad spectrum fungicide primarily used for the control of gray mould and leaf scab on fruits, vegetables and ornamentals. Its mode of action involves inhibition of the secretion of hydrolytic enzymes by the fungi during the infection process, thus stopping the further development of the disease.
Agricultural Uses
Fungicide: Used on grapes, strawberries, tomatoes, onions, beans, cucumbers, eggplant, and ornamental.
Trade name
SCALA®; SN 100309®
Potential Exposure
A pyrimidine fungicide used on
grapes, strawberries, tomatoes, onions, beans, cucumbers,
eggplant, and ornamental plants.
Metabolic pathway
Limited data are available in the open literature. Information presented in
this summary is abstracted from the data evaluation published by the
Pesticide Safety Directorate (PSD, 1995). Hydroxylation at the methyl,
phenyl or pyrimidine moiety is the primary metabolic pathway of pyrimethanil
in soil, plants and animals. Cleavage of the aniho-pyrimidine
linkage was observed as a minor metabolic reaction. The formation of
nitro- analogues of pyrimethanil is a novel nitration reaction observed in
the soil metabolism study (Scheme 1).
Shipping
UN3082 Environmentally hazardous substances,
liquid, n.o.s., Hazard class: 9; Labels: 9-Miscellaneous
hazardous material, Technical Name Required. UN3077
Environmentally hazardous substances, solid, n.o.s., Hazard
class: 9; Labels: 9-Miscellaneous hazardous material,
Technical Name Required.
Degradation
Pyrimethanil (1) is stable to hydrolytic degradation in the environmentally
relevant pH range (5-9) at 22-50 °C.
Pyrimethanil degraded rapidly at pH 4 and 30 °C (DT
50 1 day) when the
sterile buffered solution was exposed to mercury arc lamp (200-500 nm).
The DT
50 of pyrimethanil in pH 7 solution under the same photolysis test
conditions was ca.77 days. There is no information on the chemical nature
of pyrimethanil aqueous photolysis products.
Incompatibilities
Incompatible with oxidizers (chlorates,
nitrates, peroxides, permanganates, perchlorates, chlorine,
bromine, fluorine, etc.); contact may cause fires or explo-
sions. Keep away from alkaline materials, strong bases,
strong acids, oxoacids, epoxides.
Waste Disposal
Containers must be disposed
of properly by following package label directions or by
contacting your local or federal environmental control
agency, or by contacting your regional EPA office. If this
material cannot be disposed of according to label instruc-
tions, it may be dissolved or mixed with a combustible sol-
vent and burned in a chemical incinerator equipped with an
afterburner and scrubber. In accordance with 40CFR165,
follow recommendations for the disposal of pesticides and
pesticide containers.
