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chlorsulfuron
Sign in to saveChlorsulfuron is an ALS (acetolactate synthase) inhibitor herbicide, and is a sulfonylurea compound. It was discovered by George Levitt in February 1976 while working at DuPont, which was the patent assignee.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C12H12ClN5O4S
- Molecular weight
- 357.77 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 1-(2-chlorophenyl)sulfonyl-3-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)urea
- SMILES
- CC1=NC(=NC(=N1)OC)NC(=O)NS(=O)(=O)C2=CC=CC=C2Cl
- InChIKey
- VJYIFXVZLXQVHO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.3
- Polar surface area
- 132 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 7
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Research
270 papers- Degradation of 5-Dialkylamino-Substituted Chlorsulfuron Derivatives in Alkaline Soil.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
- Transcriptome changes in chlorsulfuron-treated plants are caused by acetolactate synthase inhibition and not induction of a herbicide detoxification system in Marchantia polymorpha.Pesticide biochemistry and physiology · 2023
- Alkaline Soil Degradation and Crop Safety of 5-Substituted Chlorsulfuron Derivatives.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
- A single gene inherited trait confers metabolic resistance to chlorsulfuron in grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor).Planta · 2021
- Effects of sulfonylurea herbicides chlorsulfuron and sulfosulfuron on enzymatic activities and microbial communities in two agricultural soils.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2020
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- sulfonylurea
- Mass
- 357.03
- Has use
- herbicide
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- chemical formula
- C₁₂H₁₂ClN₅O₄S
- canonical SMILES
- CC1=NC(=NC(=N1)OC)NC(=O)NS(=O)(=O)C2=CC=CC=C2Cl
- Commons category
- Chlorsulfuron
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Brand names
- Chemistry
- Mode of action
- Efficacy
- Use in genetic engineering
- Applications
- References
Chlorsulfuron is an ALS (acetolactate synthase) inhibitor herbicide, and is a sulfonylurea compound. It was discovered by George Levitt in February 1976 while working at DuPont, which was the patent assignee.
It is also registered in South Africa.
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