Cyhalofop-butyl

• CAT Number: R060466
• CAS Number: 122008-85-9
• Molecular Formula: C20H20FNO4
• Molecular Weight: 357.381
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: (2R)-2-[4-(4-Cyano-2-fluorophenoxy)phenoxy]propanoic Acid Butyl Ester; ?(R)-2-[4-(4-Cyano-2-fluorophenoxy)phenoxy]propanoic Acid Butyl Ester; Clincher; Clincher CA; XDE 537
• Storage: -20°C
• IUPAC Name: butyl (2R)-2-[4-(4-cyano-2-fluorophenoxy)phenoxy]propanoate
• InChI: InChI=1S/C20H20FNO4/c1-3-4-11-24-20(23)14(2)25-16-6-8-17(9-7-16)26-19-10-5-15(13-22)12-18(19)21/h5-10,12,14H,3-4,11H2,1-2H3/t14-/m1/s1
• InChIKey: TYIYMOAHACZAMQ-CQSZACIVSA-N
• SMILES: CCCCOC(=O)C(C)OC1=CC=C(C=C1)OC2=C(C=C(C=C2)C#N)F

Cyhalofop-butyl (CAS 122008-85-9) is a post-emergence, aryloxyphenoxypropionate herbicide, which is used in controlling weeds in rice plantations. Its mode of action involves the inhibition of acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase (ACCase) biosynthesis.

Reference

1.Barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli) control in water-seeded rice (Oryza sativa) with cyhalofop-butyl Ntanos.AD, et al. Weed Technology 14(2), 383-388, (2000)
2.Ruiz-Santaella, J. P., A. Heredia, and R. De Prado. "Basis of selectivity of cyhalofop-butyl in Oryza sativa L." Planta 223.2 (2006): 191-199.