Bioactive heterocyclic compound classes : agrochemicals / edited by Clemens Lamberth and Jurgen Dinges.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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This volume presents important agrochemical pesticides. Each of the around 20 chapters covers in a concise manner one class of heterocycles, clearly structured as follows:* Structural formulas of most important examples (market products)* Short background of history or discovery* Typical syntheses of important examples* Mode of action* Characteristic biological activity* Structure-activity relationship* Additional chemistry information (e.g. further transformations, alternative syntheses, metabolic pathways, etc.)* References. A valuable one-stop reference source for researchers in academia and.