Methoxyacrylates

They comprise an acrylic acid ester unit that also includes a methoxy group, making them a type of enol ether.

Methoxyacrylates inhibit cytochrome c oxidase, thereby blocking electron transport and the respiratory chain in the mitochondrion of fungi.

The interruption of the respiratory chain prevents the biosynthesis of adenosine triphosphate, leads to energy deficiency and thus to the death of the fungi.

Additional representatives include pyraclostrobin, trifloxystrobin, fluoxastrobin, enoxastrobin, metominostrobin, coumoxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, fluacrypyrim, and orysastrobin.

[3] Methoxyacrylates hold significant importance in the field of agricultural fungicides, with a substantial market share.