Uses
(S)-Metalaxyl is the S-enantiomer of Metalaxyl (M258740(P)), an agricultural fungicide. Metalaxyl is a contaminant of emerging concern (CECs). It is useful in cannabis testing kits as a component of pesticide mixes (P698235(M)).
Definition
ChEBI: (S)-metalaxyl is a methyl N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-N-(methoxyacetyl)alaninate that is the less active S-enantiomer of metalaxyl. It is a methyl N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-N-(methoxyacetyl)alaninate and a L-alanine derivative. It is an enantiomer of a metalaxyl-M.
