Isomerism | Metolachlor exisits as the S- and R- entantiomers. S-metolachlor is a mixture of the S- and R-formats in an approciamte ratio 88:12 . |
Chemical formula | C 1 5 H 2 2 ClNO 2 |
Canonical SMILES | C1=CC(=CC=C1CSC(=NC2=C(C=C(C=C2)Cl)Cl)CN3C=NC=N3)Cl |
Isomeric SMILES | No data |
International Chemical Identifier key (InChIKey) | WVQBLGZPHOPPFO-LBPRGKRZSA-N |
International Chemical Identifier (InChI) | InChI=1S/C15H22ClNO2/c1-5-13-8-6-7-11(2)15(13)17(14(18)9-16)12(3)10-19-4/h6-8,12H,5,9-10H2,1-4H3/t12-/m0/s1 |
Pesticide type | Herbicide |
Substance group | Chloroacetamide |
Minimum active substance purity | 960 g/kg |
Known relevant impurities | EU dossier - None declared |
Substance origin | Synthetic |
Mode of action | Selective, absorbed through roots and shoots. Inhibition of VLCFA (inhibition of cell division). |
CAS RN | 87392-12-9 |
Alternative/old CAS RN | 178961-20-1 |
EC number | 257-060-8 |
CIPAC number | 607 |
US EPA chemical code | 108800 |
PubChem CID | 11140605 |
Molecular mass (g mol -1 ) | 283.79 |
CAS name | 2-chloro- N -(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)- N -((1 S )-2-methoxy-1-methylethyl)acetamide |
Other status information | Possible groundwater contaminant |