CHEBI:75711 - mecoprop

ChEBI IDCHEBI:75711
ChEBI Namemecoprop
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DefinitionA racemate comprising equimolar amounts of (R)- and (S)-mecoprop.
Last Modified18 November 2019
SubmitterSteve
FormulaC10H11ClO3
Net Charge0
Average Mass214.646
Monoisotopic Mass214.03967
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
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:
phenoxy herbicide  Any member of the class of herbicides whose members contain a phenoxy or substituted phenoxy group.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
mecoprop (CHEBI:75711) has part (R)-mecoprop (CHEBI:75703)
mecoprop (CHEBI:75711) has part (S)-mecoprop (CHEBI:75712)
mecoprop (CHEBI:75711) has role environmental contaminant (CHEBI:78298)
mecoprop (CHEBI:75711) has role phenoxy herbicide (CHEBI:60575)
mecoprop (CHEBI:75711) has role xenobiotic (CHEBI:35703)
mecoprop (CHEBI:75711) is a racemate (CHEBI:60911)
IUPAC Name 
rac-2-(4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)propanoic acid
Synonyms  Source
(RS)-mecopropChEBI
racemic mecopropChEBI
(±)-mecopropChEBI
4-Chloro-2-methylphenoxy-alpha-propionic acidChemIDplus
O-(4-chloro-2-methylphenyl)lactic acidChEBI
2-(4-Chloro-2-tolyloxy)propionic acidChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
C18742KEGG COMPOUND
MecopropWikipedia
mecopropAlan Wood's Pesticides
430PPDB
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:2212752Reaxys
CAS:93-65-2ChemIDplus
CAS:93-65-2NIST Chemistry WebBook
Citations