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2,4-D

94-75-7C8H6Cl2O3221.039 g/mol

A chlorophenoxyacetic acid that is phenoxyacetic acid in which the ring hydrogens at postions 2 and 4 are substituted by chlorines. — ChEBI

Safety references

Safety documents & references

2 indexed references
US · NIOSH

Occupational chemical safety guide

2,4-D

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JP · NITE

Government GHS classification

H28-B-031, C-042B · FY2016

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Identity & molecular properties

Source-linked values
CAS number94-75-7ChEBI ↗
Molecular formulaC8H6Cl2O3ChEBI ↗
Molar mass221.039 g/molChEBI ↗
Monoisotopic mass219.9694 DaChEBI ↗
Formal charge0ChEBI ↗
ChEBI identifierCHEBI:28854ChEBI ↗

Cross-source molecular data

PubChem
Molar mass221.03 g/molPubChem ↗
Exact mass219.9693994 DaPubChem ↗
Computed XLogP2.8PubChem ↗
Topological polar surface area (Ų)46.5PubChem ↗
H-bond donors1PubChem ↗
H-bond acceptors3PubChem ↗
Rotatable bonds3PubChem ↗

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Names & structural identifiers

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2,4-D
(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid
OVSKIKFHRZPJSS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
O=C(O)COc1ccc(Cl)cc1Cl
InChI=1S/C8H6Cl2O3/c9-5-1-2-7(6(10)3-5)13-4-8(11)12/h1-3H,4H2,(H,11,12)

Names & synonyms

(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid

Names are supplied by ChEBI. Trade names and related synonyms may describe a broader product context.

Classification & relationships

ChEBI ontology

Roles recorded in ChEBI

defoliantsynthetic auxinagrochemicalphenoxy herbicideEC 1.1.1.25 (shikimate dehydrogenase) inhibitorenvironmental contaminant

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Safety classification · Japan

NITE / Japanese government
Japan · FY2016 source classification
2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid · H28-B-031, C-042B
EndpointReported classification
Acute toxicity (Oral)Category 4
Serious eye damage/eye irritationCategory 2A
CarcinogenicityCategory 2
Reproductive toxicityCategory 2
Specific target organ toxicity - Single exposureCategory 1 (nervous system)_x000D_ Category 3 (narcotic effects)
Specific target organ toxicity - Repeated exposureCategory 1 (nervous system, haemal system, liver, kidney)

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Mass ↔ amount of substance

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Equivalent amount
0.00452409 mol

Uses 221.039 g/mol from ChEBI. Assumes the substance described by this record; no purity or concentration correction is applied.

Elemental composition

Theoretical mass fractions
C
Carbon · 8 atoms
43.47%
Cl
Chlorine · 2 atoms
32.08%
O
Oxygen · 3 atoms
21.71%
H
Hydrogen · 6 atoms
2.74%

Calculated theoretical mass fractions from the reported formula and PubChem periodic-table atomic masses. These are not assay or purity results.

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Sources & record history

Checked 27 Sep 2026
EMBL-EBI ChEBI · CHEBI:28854

Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0

NCBI PubChem · CID 1486 · retrieved 2026-09-27

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