The photo
chemistry of pesti
cides triadimenol andtriadimefon was studied on
cellulose and
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cy
clodextrin(
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controlled and natural
conditions, using diffuserefle
ctan
ce te
chniques and
chromatographi
c analysis. Thephoto
chemistry of triadimenol o
ccurs from the
chlorophenoxyl moiety, while the photodegradation of triadimefon alsoinvolves the
carbonyl group. The formation of 4-
chlorophenoxyl radi
cal is one of the major rea
ction pathways forboth pesti
cides and leads to 4-
chlorophenol. Triadimenolalso undergoes photooxidation and de
chlorination, leadingto triadimefon and de
chlorinated triadimenol, respe
ctively.The other main rea
ction pro
cess of triadimefon involves
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cleavage from the
carbonyl group, leading to de
carbonylated
compounds. Triadimenol undergoes photodegradationat 254 nm but was found to be stable at 313 nm, whiletriadimefon degradates in both
conditions. Both pesti
cidesundergo photo
chemi
cal de
composition under solarradiation, being the initial degradation of rate per unitarea of triadimefon 1 order of magnitude higher than theobserved for triadimenol in both supports. The degradationrates of the pesti
cides were somewhat lower in
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cellulose. Photoprodu
ct distribution of triadimenoland triadimefon is similar for the different irradiation
conditions, indi
cating an intramole
cular energy transferfrom the
chlorophenoxyl moiety to the
carbonyl group in thelatter pesti
cide.