3-chloro-4-methylaniline
Sign in to saveAlso known as 3-Chloro-4-methylphenylamine, 3-Chloro-4-methylbenzenamine, 2-Chloro-4-aminotoluene, 1-Amino-3-chloro-4-methylbenzene, Starlicide
Starlicide or gull toxicant is a chemical avicide that is highly toxic to European starlings (thus the name) and gulls, but less toxic to other birds or to mammals such as humans and pets.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C7H8ClN
- Molecular weight
- 141.6 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 3-chloro-4-methylaniline
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Starlicide or gull toxicant is a chemical avicide that is highly toxic to European starlings (thus the name) and gulls, but less toxic to other birds or to mammals such as humans and pets.
== Synonyms == The name starlicide originated as a registered trademark of the animal feed manufacturer Ralston-Purina in St. Louis, Missouri. Starlicide is a small molecule in which a central benzene ring is modified by amine, chloro and methyl substituents in a specific pattern. Because special names exist for benzene rings modified with one or two of these functional groups, several synonymous chemical names may be encountered: 3-chloro-4-methylaniline or 3-chloro-4-methylbenzenamine, 2-chloro-4-aminotoluene, or '3-chloro-p-toluidine'. Numbered groups (2-chloro, 4-amino) also may be named out of order; the numbers of such groups equal the number of carbon atoms in the benzene ring separating them from the group implied in the special name.