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asulam
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Asulam is a herbicide invented by May & Baker Ltd, internally called M&B9057, that is used in horticulture and agriculture to kill bracken and docks. It is also used as an antiviral agent. It is currently marketed, by United Phosphorus Ltd - UPL, as "Asulox" which contains 400 g/L of asulam sodium salt.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C8H10N2O4S
- Molecular weight
- 230.24 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- methyl N-(4-aminophenyl)sulfonylcarbamate
- SMILES
- COC(=O)NS(=O)(=O)C1=CC=C(C=C1)N
- InChIKey
- VGPYEHKOIGNJKV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -0.3
- Polar surface area
- 107 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 5
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 230.036
- Has use
- herbicide
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- chemical formula
- C₈H₁₀N₂O₄S
- isomeric SMILES
- CO/C(=N/S(=O)(=O)C1=CC=C(C=C1)N)/O
- canonical SMILES
- COC(=O)NS(=O)(=O)C1=CC=C(C=C1)N
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- Asulam
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Encyclopedic overview
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- European phase-out and ban
- References
- Further reading
Asulam is a herbicide invented by May & Baker Ltd, internally called M&B9057, that is used in horticulture and agriculture to kill bracken and docks. It is also used as an antiviral agent. It is currently marketed, by United Phosphorus Ltd - UPL, as "Asulox" which contains 400 g/L of asulam sodium salt.
== European phase-out and ban == Asulam was declared not approved by the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1045/2011 of 19 October 2011 concerning the non-approval of the active substance asulam. Concerns included: lack of evidence concerning the fate of the toxic metabolite sulfanilamide and other metabolites; the poorly characterised nature of the impurities potentially present in the technical-grade product; toxicity to birds. This decision is given in with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending Commission Decision 2008/934/EC.
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