Dichlorosalicylic acid explained

Dichlorosalicylic acid may refer to:

• 3,4-Dichlorosalicylic acid, RN = 14010-45-8, m.p. not available
• 3,5-Dichlorosalicylic acid, RN = 320-72-9, m.p. 220-221 °C
• 3,6-Dichlorosalicylic acid, RN = 3401-80-7, m.p. 187 °C
• 4,5-Dichlorosalicylic acid, RN = 50274-58-3, m.p. not available
• 4,6-Dichlorosalicylic acid, RN = 99725-34-5, m.p. not available
• 5,6-Dichlorosalicylic acid, RN = 1806282-06-3, m.p. not available

3,6-Dichlorosalicylic acid is the principal product of the biodegradation of the herbicide dicamba.^[1]

See also

• Chlorosalicylic acid

References

1. 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.07.021 . Crystal Structure of Dicamba Monooxygenase: A Rieske Nonheme Oxygenase that Catalyzes Oxidative Demethylation . 2009 . Dumitru . Razvan . Jiang . Wen Zhi . Weeks . Donald P. . Wilson . Mark A. . Journal of Molecular Biology . 392 . 2 . 498–510 . 19616011 . 3109874 .