title: Photochemical degradation of imazamox in aqueous solution: influence of metal ions and anionic species on the ultraviolet photolysis.
abstract: Imazamox [5-methoxymethyl-2-(4-isopropyl-4-methyl-5-oxo-2-imidazolin-2-yl) nicotinic acid] is one of the later pesticides of the imidazolinone family. The fate of imazamox has been studied upon UV irradiation. The degradation of a 10 mg L(-1) imazamox solution leads to pyridine derivatives, which remain in solution for 50-100 h. Most of the photoproducts occurring during the photodegradation have been characterized by means of liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry. The degradation scheme is very similar to that observed for the analogous imazapyr pesticide [2-(4-isopropyl-4-methyl-5-oxo-2-imidazolin-2-yl) nicotinic acid]. Nevertheless, imazamox shows a greater stability than imazapyr. More, complexation interactions between imazamox and metal ions such as Cu2+ or Ca2+ increase the persistence of the pesticide.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire des Sciences Analytiques UMR 5180, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Bitiment Raulin, 43 Boulevard du 11 Novembre 1918, 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Etienne
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Quivet
authors.forename: René
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Faure
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Georges
authors.forename: Jean-Olivier
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Païssé
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Herbreteau
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lantéri
mesh_terms: D000838:Anions; D002853:Chromatography, Liquid; D006540:Herbicides / Q000737:chemistry*; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D007477:Ions; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008670:Metals; D055668:Photochemical Processes; D010782:Photolysis; D011725:Pyridines; D012996:Solutions; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D000838:Anions; D006540:Herbicides; D007093:Imidazoles; D007477:Ions; D008670:Metals; D011725:Pyridines; D012996:Solutions; C023666:pyridine; C494197:imazamox