The molecule is a methyl ester resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxylic acid group of 2-[4-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)phenoxy]propanoic acid with methanol. It is an aromatic ether, a dichlorobenzene, a diether and a methyl ester.
methyl 2-[4-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)phenoxy]propanoate