Xylachlor
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Preferred IUPAC name 2-chloro-N-(2,3-dimethylphenyl)-N-propan-2-ylacetamide | |
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C13H18ClNO | |
Molar mass | 239.74 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Xylachlor is a selective herbicide, used to pre-emergently control annual grasses on cereals, wheat, soy and rice. It is an anilide and a (chloro)acetanilide. As of 2023 it is considered obsolete, but may still be in use.[1]
It was manufactured by American Cyanamid under the "Combat" trademark,[1] registered in August 1979 and expired (by non-renewal) in 1986.[2]
Compared to the fellow acetanilides alachlor, acetochlor and metolachlor, xylachlor had the weakest control of pigweed and setaria, though the greatest selectivity.[3] Xylachlor is also less detrimental to sorghum, but this is offset by the need for higher application rates to achieve similar weed control.[4]
Xylachlor's safety is not well studied. Prediction software indicates that it may be a class 3 highly toxic compound, mutagen or carcinogen, although other software predictions disagree.[5]
References
- ^ a b Lewis, Kathleen A.; Tzilivakis, John; Warner, Douglas J.; Green, Andrew (18 May 2016). "An international database for pesticide risk assessments and management". Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal. 22 (4): 1050–1064. Bibcode:2016HERA...22.1050L. doi:10.1080/10807039.2015.1133242. hdl:2299/17565.
- ^ "COMBAT Trademark - Registration Number 1123574 - Serial Number 73174544 :: Justia Trademarks". trademarks.justia.com. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ Owen, M. D. K. (1982). A Comparison Of The Herbicidal Activity Of Several Chloroacetamides And Their Effects On Protein Synthesis In Carrot And Soybean Cell Suspension Cultures (Thesis). ProQuest 303227220.[page needed]
- ^ Simkins, G. S.; Moshier, L. J.; Russ, O. G. (1980). "Influence of Acetamide Herbicide Applications on Efficacy of the Protectant CGA-43089 in Grain Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor)". Weed Science. 28 (6): 646–649. doi:10.1017/S0043174500061427. JSTOR 4043438.
- ^ Berber, Ahmet Ali; Demi̇R, Şefika Nur; Akinci KenanoğLu, Nihan (25 August 2023). "Potential Health Risks of Chloroacetanilide Herbicides: An In Silico Analysis". Sakarya University Journal of Science. 27 (4): 865–871. doi:10.16984/saufenbilder.1281720.
Links
- Xylachlor in the Pesticide Properties DataBase (PPDB)