metoxuron (CHEBI:6907)

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ChEBI Name	metoxuron

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:6907

Definition	A member of the class of 3-(3,4-substituted-phenyl)-1,1-dimethylureas that is urea in which one of the nitrogens is substituted by a 3-chloro-4-methoxyphenyl group while the other is substituted by two methyl groups. It is a plant growth regulator and a pre- and post-emergence herbicide used for the control of grasses and broad-leaved weeds in carrots and cereals (e.g. wheat, barley and rye).

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Formula

C10H13ClN2O2

Net Charge

Average Mass

228.680

Monoisotopic Mass

228.06656

InChI

InChI=1S/C10H13ClN2O2/c1-13(2)10(14)12-7-4-5-9(15-3)8(11)6-7/h4-6H,1-3H3,(H,12,14)

InChIKey

DSRNRYQBBJQVCW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

COC1=C(Cl)C=C(NC(=O)N(C)C)C=C1

Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s):	environmental contaminant Any minor or unwanted substance introduced into the environment that can have undesired effects.

Biological Role(s):	photosystem-II inhibitor plant growth regulator A chemical, natural or artificial, that can affect the rate of growth of a plant. 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(s):	photosystem-II inhibitor agrochemical An agrochemical is a substance that is used in agriculture or horticulture. herbicide A substance used to destroy plant pests.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	metoxuron (CHEBI:6907) has role agrochemical (CHEBI:33286) metoxuron (CHEBI:6907) has role environmental contaminant (CHEBI:78298) metoxuron (CHEBI:6907) has role herbicide (CHEBI:24527) metoxuron (CHEBI:6907) has role photosystem-II inhibitor (CHEBI:26089) metoxuron (CHEBI:6907) has role plant growth regulator (CHEBI:26155) metoxuron (CHEBI:6907) has role xenobiotic (CHEBI:35703) metoxuron (CHEBI:6907) is a 3-(3,4-substituted-phenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea (CHEBI:157693) metoxuron (CHEBI:6907) is a monochlorobenzenes (CHEBI:83403) metoxuron (CHEBI:6907) is a monomethoxybenzene (CHEBI:25235)

IUPAC Name

3-(3-chloro-4-methoxyphenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea

Synonyms	Sources
(3-chloro-4-methoxyphenyl)-N,N-dimethylurea	ChemIDplus
herbicide 6602	ChemIDplus
metoxuron	UniProt
N'-(3-chloro-4-methoxyphenyl)-N,N-dimethylurea	IUPAC
N,N-dimethyl-N'-(4-methoxy-3-chlorophenyl)urea	ChemIDplus
N-(3-chloro-4-methoxyphenyl)-N',N'-dimethylurea	ChemIDplus
SAN 6915H	PPDB
SAN 7102H	PPDB

Last Modified

05 November 2020