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Pentachlorophenylcellulose preparation and investigation on its applicability as a controlled release fungicide
Author(s) -
Mair Peter,
Bahadir Müfit,
Korte Friedhelm
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1986.070320603
Subject(s) - cellulose , trichoderma viride , fungicide , ether , chemistry , organic chemistry , hydroxypropyl cellulose , polymer , food science , botany , biology
Abstract Pentachlorophenylethers (PCP‐ethers) of cellulose are prepared using cellulosetosylates as intermediates. The products release no measurable quantities of PCP into buffered solutions (pH 4, 7, and 9, resp.). However, the modified cellulose shows no fungicidal effect in agar plate tests with the usually cellulose‐metabolizing fungus, Trichoderma viride . The lack of biological activity is attributed to the stability of the cellulose pentachlorophenyl ether bond.