Quinclorac

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Quinclorac
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
3,7-Dichloroquinoline-8-carboxylic acid
Other names
Quinchlorac
Identifiers
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  • InChI=1S/C10H5Cl2NO2/c11-6-3-5-1-2-7(12)8(10(14)15)9(5)13-4-6/h1-4H,(H,14,15)
    Key: FFSSWMQPCJRCRV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/C10H5Cl2NO2/c11-6-3-5-1-2-7(12)8(10(14)15)9(5)13-4-6/h1-4H,(H,14,15)
    Key: FFSSWMQPCJRCRV-UHFFFAOYAE
  • O=C(O)c1c(Cl)ccc2cc(Cl)cnc12
Properties
C10H5Cl2NO2
Molar mass 242.06 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Quinclorac is an organic compound with the formula {C9NH4Cl2CO2H. A colorless solid, it is soluble in hydrocarbons and alcohols. The compound is the carboxylic acid of 3,7-dichloroquinoline.

Applications

Quinclorac is an

crabgrass.[1] It is found in some household herbicides for lawn use. Most[citation needed
] lawn maintenance companies use the product for the control of annual grass weeds like crabgrass.

Quinclorac is a synthetic auxin.[2][3] Heap considers it to also have a cellulose herbicide action,[4] although some studies show quinclorac to have no cellulose action.[5]

Regulation and registration

Quinclorac is not approved to use in the European Union due to toxicity concerns.[6][7]

Resistance

Resistance to quinclorac is of concern in soybean cultivation. In rice, Graminaceous resistance is produced by the cytochrome enzyme CYP81A6.[8]

Further reading

References

  1. ISBN 9783527303854
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  2. S2CID 89297943
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  3. S2CID 84092985
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  4. Herbicide Resistance Action Committee
    . Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  5. S2CID 84794877
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  6. ^ "Quinclorac".
  7. ^ "Quinclorac (Ref: BAS 514H)".
  8. PMID 32430396
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External links

  • Quinclorac in the Pesticide Properties DataBase (PPDB)
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