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Usage

Uses

Used in Agricultural and Horticultural Applications:
[4-chloro-2-(prop-2-en-1-yl)phenoxy]acetic acid is used as a herbicide for controlling broadleaf weeds in agricultural and horticultural settings. It functions by mimicking the action of the plant hormone auxin, which leads to the disruption of plant growth and ultimately, weed control.
Used in Research and Development:
[4-chloro-2-(prop-2-en-1-yl)phenoxy]acetic acid is also utilized in the research and development of new herbicides, contributing to the advancement of more effective and environmentally friendly weed control methods.
Used as a Chemical Intermediate:
Furthermore, [4-chloro-2-(prop-2-en-1-yl)phenoxy]acetic acid serves as a chemical intermediate in the synthesis of other organic compounds, expanding its applications in the chemical industry.

Upstream product

• 79-11-8 chloroacetic acid 
• 13997-73-4 2-allyl-4-chlorophenol 
• 105-36-2 ethyl bromoacetate 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

2-Cycloalkyl phenoxyacetic acid CRTh2 receptor antagonists

High throughput screening identified a phenoxyacetic acid scaffold as a novel CRTh2 receptor antagonist chemotype, which could be optimised to furnish a compound with functional potency for inhibition of human eosinophil shape change and oral bioavailability in the rat.

Photoelectron transfer induced decarboxylation of substituted carboxylic acids across a liquid/liquid interface

Methylene blue photocatalyzed electron transfer reactions of some phenoxyacetic acid derivatives and N-phenylglycine across a liquid/liquid interface led to their efficient decarboxylation. Nanosecond laser flash photolysis studies of this process, in a reverse micellar system of Aerosol- OT (AOT)-benzene-water indicated that the liquid/liquid interface acts as a barrier in controlling the energy wasting back electron transfer. Intramolecular C-C bond forming reactions of these radicals were utilized for the synthesis of various chroman derivatives.