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2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic Acid

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Definition: An herbicide with strong irritant properties. Use of this compound on rice fields, orchards, sugarcane, rangeland, and other noncrop sites was terminated by the EPA in 1985. (From Merck Index, 11th ed)     
Pharmacological Action Herbicides 		Other names 2,4,5-T
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid butyl ester  93-79-8   2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic Acid/*analogs & derivatives. Gig Sanit 1986;(10):28
2,4,5-T isooctyl ester  25168-15-4   2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic Acid/*analogs & derivatives. Comp Biochem Physiol (C) 1984;77(1):177
2,4,5-T propylene glycol butyl ester  28880-66-2   2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic Acid/*analogs & derivatives. J Toxicol Environ Health (Suppl) 1982;8(3):401
Agent Orange  39277-47-9 (2,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid, butyl ester, mixt. with butyl (2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy)acetate  *Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin *2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid *2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic Acid.
Pharma Action Defoliants, Chemical 		JAMA 1980;243(14):1422; JAMA 1980;243(14):1423; JAMA 242(22):2391;1979
2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyethanol  2122-77-2 2-(2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy)ethanol  2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic Acid/*analogs & derivatives. J Toxicol Environ Health 5(2-3):183;1979; Nature 278(5704):548;1979; Prog Biochem Pharmacol 14:82;1978
4-(2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy)butyric acid  93-80-1 4-(2,4,5-T)-B /OD/ 4-(2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy)butanoic acid  2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic Acid/*analogs & derivatives. Arch Toxicol 32(3):227;1974
fenoprop  93-72-1   2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic Acid/*analogs & derivatives Indoleacetic Acids. Anal Chim Acta 91(2):259;1977; J Agric Food Chem 23(3):573;1975; J Agric Food Chem 25(6):1336;1977; J Toxicol Environ Health 1979;5(5):845

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