Metalaxyl

Metalaxyl is a fungicide that inhibits protein synthesis in fungi. It inhibits the growth of potato blight (P. infestans) fungal isolates from Serbian potato fields (EC50s = 0.3-3.9 µg/ml). Metalaxyl (300 and 1,000 µg/ml) induces formation of chromosomal aberrations in human lymphocytes. It exhibits aquatic toxicity against S. quadricanda, D. magna, and D. rerio (IC50s = 222.89, 471.95, and 241.98 mg/L, respectively). Metalaxyl also induces tremors, twitches, tonic extension, ataxia, and hypnosis, symptoms of CNS poisoning, and lethality in rats (LD50s = 265 and 288.8 mg/kg for female and male rats, respectively). Formulations containing metalaxyl have been used as fungicides in agricultural, aquatic, commercial, industrial, and residential areas.Formal Name: N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-N-(2-methoxyacetyl)-alanine, methyl ester. CAS Number: 57837-19-1. Synonyms: (±)-Metalaxyl, rac-Metalaxyl. Molecular Formula: C15H21NO4. Formula Weight: 279.3. Purity: >98%. Formulation: (Request formulation change), A solid. Solubility: Chloroform: Soluble, Methanol: Soluble. SMILES: CC1=CC=CC(C)=C1N(C(COC)=O)C(C(OC)=O)C. InChi Code: InChI=1S/C15H21NO4/c1-10-7-6-8-11(2)14(10)16(13(17)9-19-4)12(3)15(18)20-5/h6-8,12H,9H2,1-5H3. InChi Key: ZQEIXNIJLIKNTD-UHFFFAOYSA-N.