alachlor

Also 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

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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Mass: 269.118

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chemical formula: C₁₄H₂₀ClNO₂
canonical SMILES: CCC1=C(C(=CC=C1)CC)N(COC)C(=O)CCl
Commons category: Alachlor

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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.