2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile

Term ID

CHEBI:943

Synonyms

• 2,6-DBN
• 2,6-Dichlorobenzoic acid nitrile
• 2,6-Dichlorobenzonitrile
• 2,6-Dichlorophenyl cyanide
• DBN
• DCB
• Dichlobanil
• dichlobenil

Definition

A nitrile that is benzonitrile which is substituted by chlorines at positions 2 and 6. A cellulose synthesis inhibitor, it is used as a pre-emergent and early post-emergent herbicide.

References

• cas:1194-65-6
• kegg.compound:C11040
• lincs.smallmolecule:LSM-19017
• pesticides:dichlobenil
• ppdb:214
• pubmed:16665454
• pubmed:17225099
• pubmed:20534772
• pubmed:21703663
• reaxys:1909167
• wikipedia.en:2,6-Dichlorobenzonitrile

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

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