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Also known as 3,7-dichloro-8-quinolinecarboxylic acid

Quinclorac is an organic compound with the formula . A colorless solid, it is soluble in hydrocarbons and alcohols. The compound is the carboxylic acid of 3,7-dichloroquinoline.

Chemical data

Formula
C10H5Cl2NO2
Molecular weight
242.05 g/mol
IUPAC name
3,7-dichloroquinoline-8-carboxylic acid
SMILES
C1=CC(=C(C2=NC=C(C=C21)Cl)C(=O)O)Cl
InChIKey
FFSSWMQPCJRCRV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
3
Polar surface area
50.2 Ų
H-bond donors
1
H-bond acceptors
3
Formal charge
0

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Molecule type
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Research

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
carboxylic acid
Mass
240.969734
Has use
herbicide
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chemical formula
C₁₀H₅Cl₂NO₂
canonical SMILES
C1=CC(=C(C2=NC=C(C=C21)Cl)C(=O)O)Cl
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Quinclorac is an organic compound with the formula . A colorless solid, it is soluble in hydrocarbons and alcohols. The compound is the carboxylic acid of 3,7-dichloroquinoline.

==Applications== Quinclorac is an herbicide used primarily to control crabgrass. It is found in some household herbicides for lawn use. Most lawn maintenance companies use the product for the control of annual grass weeds like crabgrass.

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