Metolachlor OA is a derivative of Metolachlor (M338700), a selective pre-emergence herbicide. Drinking water contaminant candidate list 3 (CCL 3) compound as per United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), environmental, and food contaminants.
ChEBI: [(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)(1-methoxypropan-2-yl)amino](oxo)acetic acid is a monocarboxylic acid that is oxoacetic acid substituted by a (2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)(1-methoxypropan-2-yl)amino group at position 2. It is an aromatic amide, an ether and a monocarboxylic acid.