Quinmerac

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Quinmerac is a chemical herbicide first manufactured by BASF in 1993.[2] Its formula is C11H8ClNO2, and it is a quinolinemonocarboxylic acid that includes chlorine and methyl groups as substituents.[3]

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Quinmerac
Skeletal formula of quinmerac
Skeletal formula of quinmerac
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
7-chloro-3-methylquinoline-8-carboxylic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 402-790-6
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C11H8ClNO2/c1-6-4-7-2-3-8(12)9(11(14)15)10(7)13-5-6/h2-5H,1H3,(H,14,15)
    Key: ALZOLUNSQWINIR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • CC1=CC2=C(C(=C(C=C2)Cl)C(=O)O)N=C1
Properties
C11H8ClNO2
Molar mass 221.64 g·mol−1
Hazards
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
5 g/kg (oral, rat)[1]
5400 mg/m3/4H (inhalation, rat)[1]
>2 gm/kg (skin, rat)[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Use

Quinmerac is used as a herbicide to control various pests, such as chickweed, that affect cereals, rape, and sugar beets.[4] In a 2015 survey of herbicides, quinmerac was rated as having the sixth-highest market share out of the most popular herbicides used with sugar beet crops with a 7.6% share.[5]

Regulation

Quinmerac was approved by the European Commission in 2010 to be added to the list of Authorised Plant Protection Products.[6]

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