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Xylachlor was commercially produced through a synthetic process involving the acylation of substituted aniline derivatives. The key step includes reacting 2,3-dimethyl aniline with chloroacetyl chloride in the presence of a base such as triethylamine or sodium hydroxide to form the active compound.

Selective. Anilide fungicides work by inhibiting succinate dehydrogenase (SDH), a key enzyme in the mitochondrial electron transport chain.

Herbicide