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(rac)-mecoprop
Sign in to saveMecoprop (also known as methylchlorophenoxypropionic acid and MCPP) is a common general use herbicide found in many household weed killers and "weed-and-feed" type lawn fertilizers. It is primarily used to control broadleaf weeds. It is often used in combination with other chemically related herbicides such as 2,4-D, dicamba, and MCPA, which mimic the plant hormone IAA (auxin) and kill most broadleaf weeds by causing uncontrolled growth.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C10H11ClO3
- Molecular weight
- 214.64 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-(4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)propanoic acid
- SMILES
- CC1=C(C=CC(=C1)Cl)OC(C)C(=O)O
- InChIKey
- WNTGYJSOUMFZEP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 3.1
- Polar surface area
- 46.5 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 3
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Research
1 papers- The auxin herbicide mecoprop-P in new light: Filling the data gap for dicotyledonous macrophytes.Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · 2021
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- carboxylic acid
- Mass
- 214.039672
- Has use
- herbicide
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- canonical SMILES
- CC1=C(C=CC(=C1)Cl)OC(C)C(=O)O
- chemical formula
- C₁₀H₁₁ClO₃
- Commons category
- Mecoprop
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Encyclopedic overview
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Mecoprop (also known as methylchlorophenoxypropionic acid and MCPP) is a common general use herbicide found in many household weed killers and "weed-and-feed" type lawn fertilizers. It is primarily used to control broadleaf weeds. It is often used in combination with other chemically related herbicides such as 2,4-D, dicamba, and MCPA, which mimic the plant hormone IAA (auxin) and kill most broadleaf weeds by causing uncontrolled growth.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency has classified mecoprop as toxicity class III - slightly toxic.
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