Synthesis and perspective of organosulfur chemicals in agrochemicals

Abstract

As well known, with the increase of world population, improving agricultural production has always been of great importance. Due to the effective protection against pests or pathogenic bacteria and promoting the growth of crops, agrochemical holds vital position in modern agriculture. In this field, introducing sulfur moieties into active ingredients to improve the property of pesticides has been a powerful tool for the development of agrochemical. Thus, the efficient methods for the construction of organosulfur scaffolds existed in agrochemicals are highly desirable, which also attract considerable attentions over the past few decades. Herein, we provide comprehensive introduction of organosulfur agrochemicals and representative synthetic access to sulfur-containing molecules frequently found in pesticides with the utilization of various sulfurizing agents, point out the potential direction for further development.