Delachlor

Delachlor is a chloroacetanilide herbicide, used on grasses and sugarbeet, and not registered in the USA.^[1] It was first reported in 1967 and introduced by Monsanto,^[3] though by 1974 commercial factors had halted its commercialisation,^[4] so delachlor is now considered obsolete.^[2]

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Delachlor

Names
IUPAC name 2-Chloro-2′,6′-dimethyl-N-[(2-methylpropoxy)methyl]acetanilide
Preferred IUPAC name 2-Chloro-N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-N-[(2-methylpropoxy)methyl]acetamide
Other names CP 52 223 (development code) 2-Chloro-N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-N-[(2-methylpropoxy)methyl]acetamide делахлор (Russian) délachlore (French) 异丁草胺 (Chinese)
Identifiers
CAS Number	24353-58-0[1]
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:82177
ChemSpider	29961
KEGG	C19050
PubChem CID	32321
UNII	XQZ88T1A4A
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID2041836
InChI InChI=1S/C15H22ClNO2/c1-11(2)9-19-10-17(14(18)8-16)15-12(3)6-5-7-13(15)4/h5-7,11H,8-10H2,1-4H3 Key: BIQOEDQVNIYWPQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES CC1=C(C(=CC=C1)C)N(COCC(C)C)C(=O)CCl
Properties
Chemical formula	C15H22ClNO2
Molar mass	283.80 g·mol−1
Solubility in water	59 ppm[1]
Hazards
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (median dose)	733 mg/kg (mouse, oral) >2000 mg/kg (rat, dermal)[2]
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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Delachlor's HRAC group is Group K (Australia), Group K3 (Global) and Group 15 (numeric).^[2]