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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7-chloro-3-methylquinoline-8-carboxylic acid | |
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C11H8ClNO2 | |
Molar mass | 221.64 g·mol−1 |
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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
editQuinmerac 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
editQuinmerac was approved by the European Commission in 2010 to be added to the list of Authorised Plant Protection Products.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Worthing CR, Hance RJ (1991). The Pesticide Manual. Vol. 9. British Crop Protection Council. p. 750. ISBN 978-0-948404-42-9.
- ^ Entry on Quinmerac. at: Römpp Online. Georg Thieme Verlag, retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Quinmerac". PubChem. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ Lewis K, Tzilivakis J, Warner D, Green A (2016). "An international database for pesticide risk assessments and management". Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal. 22 (4): 1050–1064. doi:10.1080/10807039.2015.1133242. hdl:2299/17565.
- ^ Roßberg D, Aeckerle N, Stockfisch N (2017). "Erhebungen zur Anwendung von chemischen Pflanzenschutzmitteln in Zuckerrüben" [Survey on Application of Chemical Pesticides in Sugar Beet]. Gesunde Pflanzen (in German). 69 (2): 59–66. doi:10.1007/s10343-017-0389-5.
- ^ "Richtlijn 2010/89/EU Van de Commissie van 6 November 2010". Publicatieblad van de Europese Unie (in Dutch). 7 December 2010.