2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile (CHEBI:943)

ChEBI > Main

Main

ChEBI Ontology

Automatic Xrefs

Reactions

Pathways

Models

ChEBI Name	2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:943

Definition	A nitrile that is benzonitrile which is substituted by chlorines at positions 2 and 6. A cellulose synthesis inhibitor, it is used as a pre-emergent and early post-emergent herbicide.

Stars	This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.

Submitter	Johnny Lloyd

Secondary ChEBI IDs	CHEBI:73174

Supplier Information

Download	Molfile XML SDF

Wikipedia	License

Read full article at Wikipedia

Formula

C7H3Cl2N

Net Charge

Average Mass

172.01086

Monoisotopic Mass

170.96425

InChI

InChI=1S/C7H3Cl2N/c8-6-2-1-3-7(9)5(6)4-10/h1-3H

InChIKey

YOYAIZYFCNQIRF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

Clc1cccc(Cl)c1C#N

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

Biological Role(s):	cellulose synthesis inhibitor An pathway inhibitor that inhibits the synthesis of cellulose. 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):	herbicide A substance used to destroy plant pests. agrochemical An agrochemical is a substance that is used in agriculture or horticulture.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile (CHEBI:943) has functional parent benzonitrile (CHEBI:27991) 2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile (CHEBI:943) has role agrochemical (CHEBI:33286) 2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile (CHEBI:943) has role cellulose synthesis inhibitor (CHEBI:63958) 2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile (CHEBI:943) has role environmental contaminant (CHEBI:78298) 2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile (CHEBI:943) has role herbicide (CHEBI:24527) 2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile (CHEBI:943) has role xenobiotic (CHEBI:35703) 2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile (CHEBI:943) is a dichlorobenzene (CHEBI:23697) 2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile (CHEBI:943) is a nitrile (CHEBI:18379)

IUPAC Name

2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile

Synonyms	Sources
2,6-DBN	ChemIDplus
2,6-Dichlorobenzoic acid nitrile	NIST Chemistry WebBook
2,6-Dichlorobenzonitrile	KEGG COMPOUND
2,6-Dichlorobenzonitrile	KEGG COMPOUND
2,6-Dichlorophenyl cyanide	ChemIDplus
DBN	ChemIDplus
DCB	ChEBI
Dichlobanil	KEGG COMPOUND
dichlobenil	ChemIDplus

Last Modified

25 February 2016

General Comment
2014-10-29	Stravs M, Schymanski E, Singer H, Department of Environmental Chemistry, Eawag