lenacil
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Names in other languages
- fiLenasiili
- DeutschLenacil
- Englishlenacil
- NederlandsLenacil
- Polskilenacyl
- اردولیناسل
- 中文环草定
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Lenacil is a uracil-derived chemical herbicide used to control broadleaf weeds.
Lenacil is a uracil-derived chemical herbicide used to control broadleaf weeds.
Production and synthesis
Lenacil was first patented and manufactured by DuPont in the 1960s. The compound can be produced via a condensation reaction between ethyl-2-oxocyclopentanecarboxylate (the Dieckmann condensation product of diethyl adipate) and cyclohexylurea under an environment of phosphoric acid:
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