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CHEBI:6902 - metolachlor
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:6902 |
| ChEBI Name | metolachlor |
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| Definition | A racemate that consists of equimolar amounts of (R)- and (S)-metolachlor. |
| Last Modified | 7 November 2014 |
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| Roles Classification |
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| Chemical Role: | environmental contaminant Any minor or unwanted substance introduced into the environment that can have undesired effects. |
| Biological Role: | xenobiotic A xenobiotic (Greek, xenos "foreign"; bios "life") is a compound that is foreign to a living organism. Principal xenobiotics include: drugs, carcinogens and various compounds that have been introduced into the environment by artificial means. |
| Application: | herbicide A substance used to destroy plant pests. |
| ChEBI Ontology |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| metolachlor (CHEBI:6902) has part (R)-metolachlor (CHEBI:83646) |
| metolachlor (CHEBI:6902) has part (S)-metolachlor (CHEBI:83647) |
| metolachlor (CHEBI:6902) has role environmental contaminant (CHEBI:78298) |
| metolachlor (CHEBI:6902) has role herbicide (CHEBI:24527) |
| metolachlor (CHEBI:6902) has role xenobiotic (CHEBI:35703) |
| metolachlor (CHEBI:6902) is a racemate (CHEBI:60911) |
| IUPAC Name |
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| rac-2-chloro-N-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-N-(1-methoxypropan-2-yl)acetamide |
| Synonym | Source |
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| 2-Chloro-6'-ethyl-N-(2-methoxy-1-methylethyl)-o-acetotoluidine | ChemIDplus |
| Manual Xrefs | Databases |
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| C10953 | KEGG COMPOUND |
| metolachlor | Alan Wood's Pesticides |
| Metolachlor | Wikipedia |
| Registry Numbers | Sources |
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| Reaxys:2743537 | Reaxys |
| CAS:51218-45-2 | KEGG COMPOUND |
| CAS:51218-45-2 | NIST Chemistry WebBook |
| CAS:51218-45-2 | ChemIDplus |
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