2,3,6-Trichlorobenzoic acid

A synthetic auxin, it serves as a post-emergence herbicide to control weeds in various cereal crops. 2,3,6-TBA is a chlorobenzoic acid that is benzoic acid in which the hydrogens at positions 2, 3, and 6 have been replaced by chlorines.

CAS No 50-31-7
Molecular Formula C7H3Cl3O2
Molecular Weight 225.5 g/mol
Synonyms 2,3,6-trichlorobenzoic acid

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