Photolysis of the herbicide bispyribac sodium in aqueous medium under the influence of UV and sunlight in presence or absence of sensitizers

The photolysis of a rice herbicide Bispyribac sodium (Sodium 2, 6-bis [(4, 6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)oxy]benzoate) has been studied in different aqueous medium (distilled water, pond water and Irrigation water) under the influence of UV (lambda max >= 250 nm) and sunlight in presence or absence of sensitizers (TiO2 and KNO3). The study was conducted under laboratory simulated condition which made it possible to evaluate the contribution of different factors viz. source of irradiation, solvent and sensitizers towards the photolysis of bispyribac sodium. The photodegradation proceeds via first order reaction Kinetics in all the cases. Five photo metabolites (M-1-M-5) were isolated in pure form by column chromatographic method from the irradiation system under UV influenced and TiO2 as sensitizer. From the different spectral data (IR, NMR, UV-VIS, Mass) the structure of these five metabolites were assigned as M-1 (Phenol), M-2 [2, 6-Dihydroxy benzoic acid], M3 [ 2, 6-bis [(4, 6 dimethoxypyrimidin-2yl) oxy] benzoic acid], M-4 [2-(3-Hydroxy-phenoxy)-pyrimidine-4, 6-diol] and M-5 as [2,4-Dihydroxy-3, 5-dimethoxy-6-(4-methoxy pyrimidine-2-yloxy) benzoic acid]. Moreover, another six photometabolites (M-6-M-11) were identified from the different irradiation system on the basis of Micromass analysis. On the basis of MS/MS data analysis, the structure of these six photometabolites were assigned as M-6 [2-(4, 6-Dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yloxy)-6-hydroxy-benzoic acid], M-7 [2-Hydroxy-6-(4-hydroxy-6-methoxy-pyrimidin-2-yloxy)-benzoic acid], M-8 4, 6-Dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-ol], M-9 [6-Methoxy-pyrimidine-2, 4-diol], M-10 [2-Hydroxy-6-(pyrimidin-2-yloxy)-benzoic acid] and M-11 [2, 4, 6-Trimethoxy-pyrimidine]. The plausible Photodegradation pathways of bispyribac sodium in the present investigation were portrayed which proceeds via hydrolysis, hydrolytic cleavage, O-dealkylation, decarboxylation, dehydroxylation, O-alkylation and hydroxylation.