Alorac

Alorac is a halogenated aliphatic herbicide (plant growth regulator) which is thought to be obsolete, and released in the early 2000s, which works by inhibiting gibberellin biosynthesis.^[3]

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Alorac

Names
IUPAC name (Z)-perchloro-4-oxopent-2-enoic acid
Preferred IUPAC name (2Z)-2,3,5,5,5-pentachloro-4-oxopent-2-enoic acid
Other names (Z)-2,3,5,5,5-pentachloro-4-oxopent-2-enoic acid (Z)-2,3,5,5,5-pentachloro-4-oxo-2-pentenoic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	19360-02-2[1][2]
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	16740428
PubChem CID	20056888
UNII	U21AY79MMT
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID5058010
InChI InChI=1S/C5HCl5O3/c6-1(2(7)4(12)13)3(11)5(8,9)10/h(H,12,13)/b2-1- Key: RRLHZVASKJLNFJ-UPHRSURJSA-N
SMILES C(=C(C(=O)O)Cl)(C(=O)C(Cl)(Cl)Cl)Cl
Properties
Chemical formula	C5HCl5O3
Molar mass	286.31 g·mol−1
Related compounds
Related compounds	chloroacetic acid, chloropon, dalapon, flupropanate, TCA[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

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Some 18 to 27 kg of CO₂ are released for every kilogram of alorac technical produced.^[3]

There is little information available about alorac,^[3] though it is mentioned in many lists of herbicides.^{[4][5][6][7][2]}

Its US EPA chemical code is 22700.^[3]