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fluroxypyr
Sign in to saveFluroxypyr is an herbicide in the class of synthetic auxins. It is used to control broadleaf weeds and woody brush. It is formulated as the 1-methylheptyl ester (fluroxypyr-MHE).
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Within Vinony's link graph, fluroxypyr is referenced by 161 other articles, and connects out to phenoxy herbicide, auxin and arsenic.
It sits within the topics Auxins, Carboxylic acids and Chembox image size set.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C7H5Cl2FN2O3
- Molecular weight
- 255.03 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-[(4-amino-3,5-dichloro-6-fluoro-2-pyridinyl)oxy]acetic acid
- SMILES
- C(C(=O)O)OC1=NC(=C(C(=C1Cl)N)Cl)F
- InChIKey
- MEFQWPUMEMWTJP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 1.8
- Polar surface area
- 85.4 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 6
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Research
135 papers- Enhanced metabolic detoxification is associated with fluroxypyr resistance in Bassia scoparia.Plant direct · 2024
- Fluroxypyr-1-methylheptyl ester causes apoptosis of bovine mammary gland epithelial cells by regulating PI3K and MAPK signaling pathways and endoplasmic reticulum stress.Pesticide biochemistry and physiology · 2022
- Fluroxypyr-1-methylheptyl ester interferes with the normal embryogenesis of zebrafish by inducing apoptosis, inflammation, and neurovascular toxicity.Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Toxicology & pharmacology : CBP · 2021
- Fluroxypyr-1-methylheptyl ester induced ROS production and mitochondrial apoptosis through the MAPK signaling cascade in porcine trophectoderm and uterine luminal epithelial cells.Pesticide biochemistry and physiology · 2022
- Fluroxypyr Inhibits Maize Growth by Disturbing the Diversity of the Endophytic Bacterial Communities in Maize Roots.Microorganisms · 2025
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- carboxylic acid
- Mass
- 253.966
- Has use
- herbicide
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- chemical formula
- C₇H₅Cl₂FN₂O₃
- canonical SMILES
- C(C(=O)O)OC1=NC(=C(C(=C1Cl)N)Cl)F
- median lethal dose (LD50)
- 2000
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Encyclopedic overview
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Fluroxypyr is an herbicide in the class of synthetic auxins. It is used to control broadleaf weeds and woody brush. It is formulated as the 1-methylheptyl ester (fluroxypyr-MHE).
==External links==
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