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Mecoprop (also known as methylchlorophenoxypropionic acid and MCPP) is a common general use herbicide found in many household weed killers and "weed-and-feed" type lawn fertilizers. It is primarily used to control broadleaf weeds.Mecoprop
at EXTOXNET It is often used in combination with other chemically related herbicides such as 2,4-D,
Mecoprop Pesticide Information Profile - Extension Toxicology Network
* * {{Herbicides Auxinic herbicides Chloroarenes Carboxylic acids
at EXTOXNET It is often used in combination with other chemically related herbicides such as 2,4-D,
dicamba
Dicamba (3,6-dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid) is a broad-spectrum herbicide first registered in 1967. Brand names for formulations of this herbicide include Dianat, Banvel, Diablo, Oracle and Vanquish. This chemical compound is a chlorinated ...
, and MCPA
MCPA (2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid) is a powerful, selective, widely used phenoxy herbicide. The pure compound is a brown-colored powder. MCPA has been extensively used in agriculture to control broad-leaf weeds as a growth regulator prima ...
.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an independent executive agency of the United States federal government tasked with environmental protection matters. President Richard Nixon proposed the establishment of EPA on July 9, 1970; it ...
has classified mecoprop as toxicity class III - slightly toxic.
Mecoprop is a mixture of two stereoisomer
In stereochemistry, stereoisomerism, or spatial isomerism, is a form of isomerism in which molecules have the same molecular formula and sequence of bonded atoms (constitution), but differ in the three-dimensional orientations of their atoms i ...
s, with the (''R'')-(+)-enantiomer
In chemistry, an enantiomer ( /ɪˈnænti.əmər, ɛ-, -oʊ-/ ''ih-NAN-tee-ə-mər''; from Ancient Greek ἐνάντιος ''(enántios)'' 'opposite', and μέρος ''(méros)'' 'part') – also called optical isomer, antipode, or optical ant ...
("Mecoprop-P", "Duplosan KV") possessing the herbicidal activity.
See also
*Clofibric acid
Clofibric acid is a biologically active metabolite of the lipid-lowering drugs clofibrate, etofibrate and theofibrate with the molecular formula C10H11ClO3. It has been found in the environment following use of these drugs, for example in Swiss l ...
* Phenoxy herbicides
References
External links
Mecoprop Pesticide Information Profile - Extension Toxicology Network
* * {{Herbicides Auxinic herbicides Chloroarenes Carboxylic acids