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metolachlor
Sign in to saveMetolachlor is an organic compound that is widely used as an herbicide. It is a derivative of aniline and is a member of the chloroacetanilide family of herbicides. It is highly effective toward grasses.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C15H22ClNO2
- Molecular weight
- 283.79 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-chloro-N-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-N-(1-methoxypropan-2-yl)acetamide
- SMILES
- CCC1=CC=CC(=C1N(C(C)COC)C(=O)CCl)C
- InChIKey
- WVQBLGZPHOPPFO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 3.1
- Polar surface area
- 29.5 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Research
1,181 papers- Metolachlor adsorption using walnut shell biochar modified by soil minerals.Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · 2022
- Metolachlor metal-organic framework nanoparticles for reducing leaching, ecotoxicity and improving bioactivity.Pest management science · 2022
- Biodegradation of the acetanilide herbicides alachlor, metolachlor, and propachlor.Critical reviews in microbiology · 1998
- Metolachlor Poisoning with Lactic Acidosis Improved by Thiamine Administration: A Case Report.The American journal of case reports · 2022
- Environmental fate of alachlor and metolachlor.Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology · 1989
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 283.134
- Has use
- herbicide
Show 3 more facts
- chemical formula
- C₁₅H₂₂ClNO₂
- Commons category
- Metolachlor
- canonical SMILES
- CCC1=CC=CC(=C1N(C(C)COC)C(=O)CCl)C
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Agricultural use
- Production and basic structure
- Safety and ecological effects
- See also
- References
- External links
Metolachlor is an organic compound that is widely used as an herbicide. It is a derivative of aniline and is a member of the chloroacetanilide family of herbicides. It is highly effective toward grasses.
It is used in Australia, Uganda and India.
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