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butachlor
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Definition
: Compounds based on N-phenylacetamide, that are similar in structure to 2-PHENYLACETAMIDES. They are precursors of many other compounds. They were formerly used as ANALGESICS and ANTIPYRETICS, but often caused lethal METHEMOGLOBINEMIA.
Other names
N-
Phenylacetamides; Acetylanilines
Substance
CAS Registry & name
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Drugs
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butachlor [ 2-chloro-2',6'-diethyl-N-(butoxymethyl)acetanilide,Machete ]
23184-66-9
*Acetanilides
Pharma Action
Carcinogens
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Herbicides
Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 1987;39(4):555