phenoxyacetic acid

[fə¦näk·sē·ə¦sēd·ik ′as·əd]

(organic chemistry)

C₆H₅OCH₂COOH A light tan powder with a melting point of 98°C; soluble in ether, water, carbon disulfide, methanol, and glacial acetic acid; used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, pesticides, fungicides, and dyes.

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Keywords: Gallates, Benzimidazole derivatives, Phenoxyacetic acid, Antimicrobial activity, Cr(III) complex.

1-Ethyl Gallate-2-Substituted Phenoxymethyl Benzimidazoles: Synthesis, Molecular Structure, Antimicrobial Activities and Complex with Cr(III)

L.Guidotti, "Phenoxyacetic acid herbicides and chlorophenols and the etiology of lymphoma and soft-tissue neoplasms," Public Health Reviews, vol.

A systematic review of carcinogenic outcomes and potential mechanisms from exposure to 2,4-D and MCPA in the environment

The potent PPAR[delta] agonist L165,041 contains an unsubstituted phenoxyacetic acid head group that can fit into the narrow binding pocket.

Interactions between human liver fatty acid binding protein and peroxisome proliferator activated receptor selective drugs

All the women had detectable levels in their urine of the metabolites phenoxyacetic acid (PhAA) and 2-butoxyacetic acid (BAA, a by-product of two restricted glycol ethers used in hair dyes and spray paints and cleaners).

Glycol ethers and neurodevelopment: investigating the impact of prenatal exposures

Firstly, following the reported procedure[15], these phenols reacted with methyl chloroacetate under microwave irradiation and phase-transfer catalysis conditions to synthesize p-substituted phenoxyacetates that was then hydrolyzed to get corresponding phenoxyacetic acid compounds (a1-a5).

Synthesis and Molecular Structures of 1-Hydroxyethyl-2-(p-Substituted) Phenoxymethyl Benzimidazoles

Detection frequencies ranged from 91% (for EEAA) to 100% (for phenoxyacetic acid; PhAA).

Prenatal exposure to glycol ethers and Neurocognitive abilities in 6-year-old children: The PELAGIE cohort study

Firstly, under microwave irradiation and phase-transfer catalysis conditions, these phenols reacted with methyl chloroacetate to synthesize substituted phenoxyacetates that were then hydrolyzed to get the corresponding phenoxyacetic acid compounds (a1-a5) according to the reported procedure.[12] Secondly, the key intermediates - 2- substituted phenoxymethyl benzimidazoles (b1-b5) was achieved by the reaction of the obtained compounds a1-a5 with o-phenylendiamine.

1-Hydroxyethyl-2-Substituted Phenoxymethyl Benzimidazoles: Synthesis and Crystal Structures

This method allowed for the simultaneous analysis of eight alkoxy-carboxylic acids, the main metabolites of the GEs in use in Europe at the time of urine collection (Table 1): methoxyacetic acid (MAA), methoxyethoxyacetic acid (MEAA), ethoxyacetic acid (EAA), ethoxyethoxyacetic acid (EEAA), 2-butoxyacetic acid (BAA), n-propoxyacetic acid (PAA), phenoxyacetic acid (PhAA), and 2-methoxypropionic acid (2-MPA).

Urinary Glycol Ether metabolites in women and time to pregnancy: the PELAGIE cohort

1999) that had reported using phenoxyacetic acid herbicides were telephoned in early 1996 to determine their eligibility for the Pesticide Exposure Assessment Study.

Biomonitoring data for 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid in the United States and Canada: interpretation in a public health risk assessment context using biomonitoring equivalents

Forgacs, "Phenoxyacetic acids: separation and quantitative determination," Journal of Chromatography B, vol.

Photostabilization of phenoxyacetic acid herbicides MCPA and mecoprop by hydroxypropyl-[beta]-cyclodextrin

Chlorinated phenoxyacetic acids and chlorophenols in the modified Allium test.

Genotoxicity of the herbicide 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2, 4-D): higher plants as monitoring systems

Phenoxyacetic acids and chlorophenols, both pesticides, have been associated with NHL.

Is the decline of the increasing incidence of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in Sweden and other countries a result of cancer preventive measures?