Heptan-2-yl [(5-chloroquinolin-8-yl)oxy]acetate is a member of the class of quinolines that is quinoline which is substituted by a chloro group at position 5 and by a 2-[(heptan-2-yl)oxy]-2-oxoethoxy group at position 8. It is a member of quinolines, a carboxylic ester, an aromatic ether and an organochlorine compound.
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GHS classification
GHS Classification · 4 items
Warning
H317 (83.4%): May cause an allergic skin reaction [Warning Sensitization, Skin]
P260, P261, P264+P265, P271, P272, P273, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P317, P319, P321, P333+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P391, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement)
Aggregated GHS information provided per 296 reports by companies from 13 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each notification may be associated with multiple companies.
Hazard information
Regulatory Information · 5 items
Acetic acid, 2-[(5-chloro-8-quinolinyl)oxy]-, 1-methylhexyl ester is listed on the EPA's Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) system. Manufacturers and importers of Acetic acid, 2-[(5-chloro-8-quinolinyl)oxy]-, 1-methylhexyl ester are required to report information about their production and use of this chemical to the EPA under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). (40 eCFR Part 711)
PMN - indicates a commenced PMN (Pre-Manufacture Notices) substance.
Cloquintocet-mexyl is listed in the dataset of EPA Human Health Benchmarks for Pesticides under the Safe Drinking Water Act (40 eCFR 141)
Status: Active Update: 18-10-2022 https://echa.europa.eu/registration-dossier/-/registered-dossier/14505
Cloquintocet-mexyl: Does not have an individual approval but may be used as a component in a product covered by a group standard. It is not approved for use as a chemical in its own right.
Hazard Classes and CategoriesSkin Sens. 1 (83.4%)
Toxicology
RAIS Toxicity Values · 4 items
1
OPP
0.04
OPP
Chemistry & industry
Uses & manufacturing
U.S. Production2023: 50,000 - <250,000 lb
Consumer UsesOther
Industry UsesOther
Use Classification · 2 items
Safeners
Pharmaceuticals
General Manufacturing Information · 2 items
Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
Acetic acid, 2-[(5-chloro-8-quinolinyl)oxy]-, 1-methylhexyl ester: ACTIVE
Applications · 3 items
DescriptionCloquintocet-mexyl is a colourless crystalline herbicide safener. It is categorized as Class III toxin.
UsesCloquintocet-mexyl is used as a herbicide.
UsesCloquintocet-mexyl is a herbicide. It is used to control coarse annual grass of the family poaceae (gramineae). lt was developed by the swiss ciba geigy in the 1980s and the patent has expired.
Additional notes · 1 item
DefinitionChEBI: Heptan-2-yl [(5-chloroquinolin-8-yl)oxy]acetate is a member of the class of quinolines that is quinoline which is substituted by a chloro group at position 5 and by a 2-[(heptan-2-yl)oxy]-2-oxoethoxy group at position 8. It is an aromatic ether, an organochlorine compound, a member of quinolines and a carboxylic ester.