imazamox

Term ID

CHEBI:81857

Synonyms

• 2-[(RS)-4-isopropyl-4-methyl-5-oxo-2-imidazolin-2-yl]-5-methoxymethylnicotinic acid
• 2-[4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-5-oxo-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-5-(methoxymethyl)-3-pyridinecarboxylic acid
• rac-2-(4-isopropyl-4-methyl-5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-5-(methoxymethyl)nicotinic acid
• rac-5-(methoxymethyl)-2-[4-methyl-5-oxo-4-(propan-2-yl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl]pyridine-3-carboxylic acid

Definition

A racemate composed of equimolar amounts of (S)- and (R)-imazamox. An inhibitor of acetohydroxyacid synthase, it is used (particularly as the corresponding ammonium salt, known as imazamox-ammonium) as a herbicide for the control of grass, broad-leaf weeds, and pond weed.

References

• CAS:114311-32-9
• KEGG:C18598
• PMID:23934624
• PMID:24184452
• PMID:24861929
• PMID:26283531
• PMID:26508428
• PMID:26560850
• PMID:26616105
• Pesticides:imazamox
• Reaxys:8217634

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )