Clopyralid

Clopyralid

Names
Preferred IUPAC name 3,6-Dichloropyridine-2-carboxylic acid
Other names 3,6-Dichloropicolinic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	1702-17-6 Y
3D model (Jmol)	Interactive image Interactive image
Abbreviations	3,6-DCP
ChemSpider	14797 N
ECHA InfoCard	100.015.396
KEGG	C18779 Y
PubChem CID	15553
InChI InChI=1S/C6H3Cl2NO2/c7-3-1-2-4(8)9-5(3)6(10)11/h1-2H,(H,10,11) N Key: HUBANNPOLNYSAD-UHFFFAOYSA-N N InChI=1/C6H3Cl2NO2/c7-3-1-2-4(8)9-5(3)6(10)11/h1-2H,(H,10,11) Key: HUBANNPOLNYSAD-UHFFFAOYAP
SMILES O=C(O)C1=C(Cl)C=CC(Cl)=N1 c1cc(nc(c1Cl)C(=O)O)Cl
Properties
Chemical formula	C6H3Cl2NO2
Molar mass	192.00
Appearance	White crystalline solid
Melting point	150 to 152 °C (302 to 306 °F; 423 to 425 K)
Solubility in water	~1000 ppm
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Clopyralid (3,6-dichloro-2-pyridinecarboxylic acid) is a selective herbicide used for control of broadleaf weeds, especially thistles and clovers. Clopyralid is in the picolinic acid family of herbicides, which also includes aminopyralid, picloram, triclopyr, and several less common herbicides. For control of Creeping Thistle, Cirsium arvense, a noxious, perennial weed, clopyralid is one of the few effective herbicides available. It is particularly damaging to peas, tomatoes and sunflowers and can render potatoes, lettuce and spinach inedible. It does not affect members of the family Poaceae (grasses).

Clopyralid is known for its ability to persist in dead plants and compost, and has accumulated to phytotoxic levels in finished compost in a few highly publicized cases. This first came to light in Washington State when, during 2000 and 2001, residues of clopyralid were detected in commercial compost, and compost made at a municipal site damaged tomatoes and other garden plants planted in it. Word quickly spread to other local and state governments and in 2002, DowAgro, the manufacturer of clopyralid, voluntarily deregistered it for use on domestic lawns in the US and it is banned in several US states but it is found in consumer products in Europe such as Scotts Verdone Extra and Vitax Lawn Clear 2.

Clopyralid is licensed for lawn use in France and under the following names: Bayer Jardin: Désherbant jeune gazon and Scanner Sélectif gazon Vilmorin: désherbant Gazon LONPAR. Brand names of clopyralid in the US market include Stinger, Transline, Reclaim, Curtail, Confront, Clopyr AG, Lontrel, Millennium Ultra, Millenium Ultra Plus and Redeem.