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dichlobenil
Sign in to saveAlso known as Dichlobanil, 2,6-DBN, 2,6-Dichlorophenyl cyanide, 2,6-Dichlorobenzoic acid nitrile, DCB, DBN, 2,6-Dichlorobenzonitrile
2,6-Dichlorobenzonitrile (DCBN or dichlobenil) is an organic compound with the chemical formula C6H3Cl2CN. It is a white solid soluble in organic solvents. It is widely used as a herbicide and organic chemistry building block.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C7H3Cl2N
- Molecular weight
- 172.01 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile
- SMILES
- C1=CC(=C(C(=C1)Cl)C#N)Cl
- InChIKey
- YOYAIZYFCNQIRF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.7
- Polar surface area
- 23.8 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- 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
- 170.964254
- Has use
- herbicide
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- chemical formula
- C₇H₃Cl₂N
- melting point
- 145
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC(=C(C(=C1)Cl)C#N)Cl
- Commons category
- 2,6-Dichlorobenzonitrile
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Mechanism of action
- Application
- Environmental behavior
- Regulatory status
- Environmental toxicity
- Safety
- Products
- United States
- Synthesis
- References
2,6-Dichlorobenzonitrile (DCBN or dichlobenil) is an organic compound with the chemical formula C6H3Cl2CN. It is a white solid soluble in organic solvents. It is widely used as a herbicide and organic chemistry building block.
==Mechanism of action== It has herbicidal properties killing young seedlings of both monocot and dicot species. DCBN interferes with cellulose synthesis. DCBN adapted cell walls use minimal amounts of cellulose, instead relying on Ca2+-bridge pectates.
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