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CAS 15972-60-8

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CAS 15972-60-8 matches 1 EU annex record across Annex II–VI of Regulation 1223/2009.

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 15972-60-8

CAS 15972-60-8PubChem CID 2078

Alachlor

Alachlor is an aromatic amide that is N-(2,6-diethylphenyl)acetamide substituted by a methoxymethyl group at at the nitrogen atom while one of the hydrogens of the methyl group has been replaced by a chlorine atom. It has a role as a herbicide, a xenobiotic and an environmental contaminant. It is a monocarboxylic acid amide, an organochlorine compound and an aromatic amide. It is functionally related to a N-phenylacetamide. — ChEBI

IUPAC name: 2-chloro-N-(2,6-diethylphenyl)-N-(methoxymethyl)acetamide

Molecular formula: C14H20ClNO2
Molecular weight: 269.77 g/mol
Exact mass: 269.1182566 Da
XLogP3: 3.5
Topological polar surface area: 29.5 Å²
Hydrogen-bond donors: 0
Hydrogen-bond acceptors: 2
Covalent units: 1
Defined stereocentres: 0

Also known as

LasagrinMetachlorMethachlorAlanexAlochlorPillarzoLassoAlachlore

16 more reported names

LAZOChimiclorAlanoxLasso micro-techAlatox 4802-Chloro-2',6'-diethyl-N-(methoxymethyl)acetanilideCP 50144Bullet2-Chloro-N-(2,6-diethyl)phenyl-N-methoxymethylacetamideN-(Methoxymethyl)-2,6-diethylchloroacetanilide24S2S61PXLChloressigsaeure-N-(methoxymethyl)-2,6-diaethylanilidalpha-Chloro-2',6'-diethyl-N-methoxymethylacetanilideAcetanilide, 2-chloro-2',6'-diethyl-N-(methoxymethyl)-CHEBI:25332-Chloro-2',6'-diethyl-N-methoxymethylacetanilide

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External database identifiers

ChEBI:CHEBI:2533
ChEMBL:CHEMBL1414154
EPA DTXSID:DTXSID1022265
PubMed:29306793
PubMed:29149346
PubMed:28927721
PubMed:26177651
PubMed:24064777
PubMed:23099949
PubMed:23099932
PubMed:22645625
PubMed:22629159
PubMed:22615921
PubMed:22587916
PubMed:22494371

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Records for CAS 15972-60-8

1 total

Annex

Entry

1028

Alachlor (ISO)

240-110-8

CMR

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A substance identified by CAS 15972-60-8 may appear in multiple EU cosmetic regulation annexes when it is subject to different conditions in different contexts. For example, a substance might be restricted under Annex III with specific conditions, and the same CAS might also appear in Annex IV as an approved colorant under separate entry conditions. Each entry must be reviewed individually.

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