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The pure product is white needle-shaped crystals with an mp of 130°C and a vapor pressure of 3.599 Pa. It is soluble in organic solvents such as acetone, dimethyl sulfoxide, dimethylformamide, methanol, and ethanol, but poorly soluble in water. It is relatively stable to acids, alkalis, and heat.

o-Toluanilide is a systemic fungicide used in pesticide formulations.

ChEBI: Mebenil is a member of benzamides and a benzanilide fungicide.

A detailed manufacturing route for mebenil is not available in open sources. Its structure, however, a simple o toluanilide, allows its industrial synthesis to be inferred from standard benzanilide chemistry. Commercial production would have relied on acylation of aniline with 2 methylbenzoyl chloride, itself obtained by chlorinating o toluic acid. This reaction, typically performed under controlled basic or catalytic conditions, forms the amide bond that defines mebenil. The crude product would then be purified by crystallisation to yield technical grade fungicide.

Succinate DeHydrogenase Inhibitor

Fungicide