103040-46-6

Basic information

• Product Name: 2-(4-chloro-2-methylphenylsulfanyl)propionic acid
• Synonyms: 2-(4-chloro-2-methylphenylsulfanyl)propionic acid
• CAS NO: 103040-46-6
• Molecular Weight: 230.715
• Mol File: 103040-46-6.mol
• Article Data: 1

Chemical Properties

• CAS DataBase Reference: 2-(4-chloro-2-methylphenylsulfanyl)propionic acid(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: 2-(4-chloro-2-methylphenylsulfanyl)propionic acid(103040-46-6)
• EPA Substance Registry System: 2-(4-chloro-2-methylphenylsulfanyl)propionic acid(103040-46-6)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 103040-46-6(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 17178-01-7 4-chloro-2-methylthiophenol 
• 598-78-7 (R,S)-2-chloropropionic acid 
• 535-11-5 Ethyl 2-bromopropionate 

Relevant articles and documents

Selenium analogs of phenoxypropionic and phenoxyacetic herbicides

Selenium analogs of phenoxyacetic herbicides, namely 2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)propionic acid (2,4-DP), 2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid (2,4-D), 2-(4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)propionic acid (MCPP), 2-(4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)acetic acid (MCPA), 2-(2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy)propionic acid (2,4,5-TP), and 2-(2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy)acetic acid (2,4,5-T), were synthesized in two steps. Iodo aryl derivatives were dimerized with elemental selenium in the presence of CuO as catalyst to the corresponding diselenides. Diselenides were reduced with NaBH4 to a selenide anion and condensed with either propionic or chloroacetic acid to achieve the selenium analogs of phenoxyacetic herbicides. These selenium analogs show moderate herbicidal and fungistatic activity.