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alachlor
Sign in to saveAlso known as 2-chloro-N-(2,6-diethylphenyl)-N-(methoxymethyl)acetamide, 2-Chloro-2',6'-diethyl-N-(methoxymethyl)acetanilide
thumb|A person mixing Lasso - A brand of alachlor made by Monsanto
Chemical data
- Formula
- C14H20ClNO2
- Molecular weight
- 269.77 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-chloro-N-(2,6-diethylphenyl)-N-(methoxymethyl)acetamide
- SMILES
- CCC1=C(C(=CC=C1)CC)N(COC)C(=O)CCl
- InChIKey
- XCSGPAVHZFQHGE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 3.5
- 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
822 papers- Crop-Derived Biochar for Removal of Alachlor from Water.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
- An evaluation of the carcinogenic potential of the herbicide alachlor to man.Human & experimental toxicology · 1999
- Biodegradation of the acetanilide herbicides alachlor, metolachlor, and propachlor.Critical reviews in microbiology · 1998
- Alachlor: health advisory.Toxicology and industrial health · 1987
- Alachlor not estrogenic.Environmental health perspectives · 1994
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 269.118
- Has use
- herbicide
Show 4 more facts
- chemical formula
- C₁₄H₂₀ClNO₂
- canonical SMILES
- CCC1=C(C(=CC=C1)CC)N(COC)C(=O)CCl
- Commons category
- Alachlor
- subject has role
- carcinogen
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Uses
- Application details
- Safety
- Environmental fate
- See also
- References
thumb|A person mixing Lasso - A brand of alachlor made by Monsanto
Alachlor is an herbicide from the chloroacetanilide family. It is an odorless, white solid. The greatest use of alachlor is for control of annual grasses and broadleaf weeds in crops. Use of alachlor is illegal in the European Union and no products containing alachlor are currently registered in the United States, though it is registered in India.
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