Ferrocene in agriculture: from agrochemicals and soil remediation to selective chemosensors

Abstract

Ferrocene and derivatives find numerous application in agriculture, both as agrochemicals and as catalysts for selective synthesis of agrochemicals. Moreover, they can be used as surfactants in soil remediation and as selective colorimetric and electrochemical chemosensors for analytes of interest in agriculture

One‐pot acid‐free ferrocenylalkylation of azoles with α‐ferrocenyl alcohols: ferrocene‐based plant growth regulators and herbicide safeners

“…[17] Therefore, some of the ferrocenyl azole derivatives prepared in this work have been screened for plant growth regulating, herbicidal, and herbicide antidotal activities. [17] Therefore, some of the ferrocenyl azole derivatives prepared in this work have been screened for plant growth regulating, herbicidal, and herbicide antidotal activities.…”

“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Therefore, preparations of a variety of these compounds are continuing to be a practically important task. [17] The development of ferrocene derivatives (including the heterocyclic ones) for agrochemical purposes along with the methods of their preparation has been reviewed. This is due to the useful properties (stability, lipophilicity, low toxicity) that ferrocenyl moiety adhere to the ferrocene-modified compounds.…”

“…The great attention of researchers is paid to ferrocene derivatives of various biomolecules. [17] α-Ferrocenylalkylation reactions is one of the most commonly used method for substitution of organic molecules with the ferrocenyl containing groups. [9][10][11][12] Specifically, some ferrocenyl substituted nitrogen heterocycles have been reported to exhibit the antimalarial [13,14] and antitumor activities [15,16] along with the fungicidal, herbicidal or plant growth regulating properties associated with agrochemicals.…”

“…[9][10][11][12] Specifically, some ferrocenyl substituted nitrogen heterocycles have been reported to exhibit the antimalarial [13,14] and antitumor activities [15,16] along with the fungicidal, herbicidal or plant growth regulating properties associated with agrochemicals. [17] The development of ferrocene derivatives (including the heterocyclic ones) for agrochemical purposes along with the methods of their preparation has been reviewed. [17] α-Ferrocenylalkylation reactions is one of the most commonly used method for substitution of organic molecules with the ferrocenyl containing groups.…”

“…[17] The development of ferrocene derivatives (including the heterocyclic ones) for agrochemical purposes along with the methods of their preparation has been reviewed. [17] α-Ferrocenylalkylation reactions is one of the most commonly used method for substitution of organic molecules with the ferrocenyl containing groups. Typically, the quaternary ammonium salts derived from N,Ndimethylaminomethyl ferrocene or ferrocenyl carbinols (Scheme 1) are used as the ferrocenylalkylating agents (Scheme 1).…”