CDEC (Vegedex) (2-Chloroally1-N,N-diethyldithiocarbamate) 
Plants are able to metabolize the 2-carbon of the allyl group as 
choo. One of the primary metabolites of the 2~chloroallyl moiety was 
lactic acid, Distribution of radioactivity, as shown by using 2 dimen~ 
sional chromatography, indicated that almost all amino acids were labeled 
with Gis with the highest activity in asparagine, histidine, and 
glutamine (610, 725). 
Irradiation of aqueous dispersions of CDEC with UV (2537 A) caused 
losses related to the length of exposure. Decomposition products were 
not identified (1393). 
In soil, hydrolysis and oxidation can occur separately or con- 
currently (610). 
7A ~CH 
“eo 
CH, =C~CH,- ba? 3 * CH PCL 
1 | CH,-CH., H OH 
CDEC Lactic Acid 
+ + 
CH, =C-CH50H 
1 Amino Acids 
2-Chloroallyl Alcohol 
or 
OH Per, ~CH, 
ia Had 
H-Co + "Sec, -s-U-NC 
No HO™ CH,-CH, 
2-(diethylthiocarbamyl)acetic acid 
+ 
HCHO + HO-CH co + fs 
a ns cS, (CH,-CH,) .NH 
OH 
Glycolic Acid 
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