Oxyfluorfen, an herbicide pertaining to the nitrodiphenyl ether class, has been of great academic interest due to its potential use in California rice fields. In order to study the environmental fate of oxyfluorfen, degradation products of this herbicide must be synthesized for use as standards in HPLC analysis. The degradation of oxyfluorfen by <i>Chryseobacterium aquifrigidense </i>has been observed through multiple different biochemical pathways produces the following degrades. The synthesis of these degradates will be discussed, as well as freshly discovered degradates resulting from photolysis which plays an important role in the abiotic degradation of oxyfluorfen.

Synthesis of the degradates of the herbicide oxyfluorfen

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