The molecule is a methyl N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-N-(methoxyacetyl)alaninate that is the less active S-enantiomer of metalaxyl. It is a methyl N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-N-(methoxyacetyl)alaninate and a L-alanine derivative. It is an enantiomer of a metalaxyl-M.
methyl (2S)-2-(N-(2-methoxyacetyl)-2,6-dimethylanilino)propanoate