methyl 2,5-dichlorobenzoate
CHEBI:132299
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A methyl ester resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of 2,5-dichlorobenzoic acid with methanol. It as used as a plant growth regulator and fungicide for grafting of grapevines. — ChEBI
Machine-generated and unreviewed. Identity, structure and
cross-references come straight from ChEBI's and CARD's own data; no curator has
signed off on this record yet.
Classification
Strictly broader compounds or drug classes this molecule belongs to.
Chemical structure
Computed structure properties
| Molecular formula | C8H6Cl2O2 |
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| Charge | 0 |
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| Average mass | 205.04 Da |
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| Monoisotopic mass | 203.97448 Da |
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| Source | ChEBI |
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| InChIKey | SPJQBGGHUDNAIC-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
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SMILES
COC(=O)c1cc(Cl)ccc1Cl
InChI
InChI=1S/C8H6Cl2O2/c1-12-8(11)6-4-5(9)2-3-7(6)10/h2-4H,1H3
Also called
- 2,5-DCBME (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
- 2,5-dichlorobenzoic acid methyl ester (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
Cross-references
Equivalent identifiers for this same structure in other resources.
Activity roles
Every antimicrobial role a source asserts for this compound — the
unreduced evidence behind its antimicrobial_class.
Source concepts
Every upstream concept that resolved to this record. The merge is
the product: this is what shows ChEBI and CARD are describing the same structure.
Upstream concepts merged into this record
| Source | Native ID | Label | Minted CURIE | Version |
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| CHEBI |
CHEBI:132299 |
methyl 2,5-dichlorobenzoate |
antibioticmech:chebi-a11e7abb6e |
2026-08-30 |
Curation history
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SEEDED_FROM_SOURCES
2026-08-30 · seed_from_sources
Seeded from data/raw/ inventories (CHEBI)
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RESEEDED_FROM_SOURCES
2026-08-30 · seed_from_sources
Re-seeded from updated data/raw/ inventories
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RESEEDED_FROM_SOURCES
2026-08-30 · seed_from_sources
Re-seeded from updated data/raw/ inventories
Provenance
Seeded by scripts/seed_from_sources.py from the committed
inventories in data/raw/.
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