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| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:81789 |
| ChEBI Name | dimethenamid |
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| Definition | A racemate composed of equimolar amounts of (R)- and (S)-dimethenamid. A herbicide, it is applied to the soil for the control of various broad-leaved weeds and grasses. Only the S enantiomer (generally known as dimethenamid-P) is active. |
| Last Modified | 5 June 2018 |
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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 Roles: | antimitotic Any compound that inhibits cell division (mitosis). 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. |
| Applications: | agrochemical An agrochemical is a substance that is used in agriculture or horticulture. herbicide A substance used to destroy plant pests. |
| ChEBI Ontology |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| dimethenamid (CHEBI:81789) has part (R)-dimethenamid (CHEBI:83639) |
| dimethenamid (CHEBI:81789) has part dimethenamid-P (CHEBI:83640) |
| dimethenamid (CHEBI:81789) has role agrochemical (CHEBI:33286) |
| dimethenamid (CHEBI:81789) has role antimitotic (CHEBI:64911) |
| dimethenamid (CHEBI:81789) has role environmental contaminant (CHEBI:78298) |
| dimethenamid (CHEBI:81789) has role herbicide (CHEBI:24527) |
| dimethenamid (CHEBI:81789) has role xenobiotic (CHEBI:35703) |
| dimethenamid (CHEBI:81789) is a racemate (CHEBI:60911) |
| IUPAC Name |
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| rac-2-chloro-N-(2,4-dimethylthiophen-3-yl)-N-(1-methoxypropan-2-yl)acetamide |
| Synonym | Source |
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| (RS)-2-chloro-N-(2,4-dimethyl-3-thienyl)-N-(2-methoxy-1-methylethyl)acetamide | Alan Wood's Pesticides |
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| C18499 | KEGG COMPOUND |
| dimethenamid | Alan Wood's Pesticides |
| Dimethenamid | Wikipedia |
| Registry Numbers | Sources |
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| Reaxys:8143313 | Reaxys |
| CAS:87674-68-8 | KEGG COMPOUND |
| CAS:87674-68-8 | ChemIDplus |
| CAS:87674-68-8 | NIST Chemistry WebBook |
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