The molecule is a methyl ester resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of halauxifen with methanol. It is a proherbicide used for the control of broad-leaved weeds in cereals and oilseed rape. It has a role as a synthetic auxin and a proherbicide. It is a member of monofluorobenzenes, a member of monochlorobenzenes, a monomethoxybenzene, an aminopyridine, a methyl ester, a chloropyridine and a biaryl. It derives from a halauxifen.
methyl 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)pyridine-2-carboxylate