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6-Methoxy-2-benzoxazolinone

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Synonym(s):

6-MBOA, 6-Methoxy-2(3H)-benzoxazolone, 6-Methoxy-3H-benzoxazol-2-one, 6-Methoxybenzo[d]oxazol-2(3H)-one, 6-Methoxybenzoxazolin-2(3H)-one, 6-Methoxybenzoxazolinone

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C8H7NO3
CAS Number:
532-91-2
Molecular Weight:
165.15
MDL number:
MFCD00051726
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24878693
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

100

Assay

97%

mp

151-156 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

COc1ccc2NC(=O)Oc2c1

InChI

1S/C8H7NO3/c1-11-5-2-3-6-7(4-5)12-8(10)9-6/h2-4H,1H3,(H,9,10)

InChI key

MKMCJLMBVKHUMS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

6-Methoxy-2-benzoxazolinone (MBOA) is obtained by reacting 2-amino-5-methoxyphenol hydrochloride with urea. MOBA is a naturally occurring auxin-inhibiting substance present in maize shoots.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Structure-activity relationships of benzoxazolinones with respect to auxin-induced growth and auxin-binding protein.
Hoshi-Sakoda, Masako, et al.
Phytochemistry, 37(2), 297-300 (1994)
J Acharya et al.
Plant disease, 105(4), 752-757 (2020-10-14)
Corn yield reduction following a cereal rye cover crop has been attributed to, among other factors, allelochemicals released from decomposing cereal rye residue. The allelopathic effect of 6-methoxy-2-benzoxazolinone (MBOA) was evaluated on corn seedling growth, mycelial growth of seven pathogenic
On the Synthesis of 6-Methoxy-2-benzoxazolinone.
John DR, et al.
Agricultural and Biological Chemistry, 39(3), 683-685 (1975)
Elżbieta Król et al.
General and comparative endocrinology, 179(2), 289-295 (2012-09-18)
The annual cycle of changing day length (photoperiod) is widely used by animals to synchronise their biology to environmental seasonality. In mammals, melatonin is the key hormonal relay for the photoperiodic message, governing thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) production in the pars
Chunhong Jia et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 54(4), 1049-1057 (2006-02-16)
The joint action of binary and ternary mixtures of benzoxazinone derivatives and phenolic acids was studied using the additive dose model (ADM) as reference model. The activity of fixed-ratio mixtures of phenolic acids [ferulic acid (FA), p-coumaric acid (CA), vanillic
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