The molecule is the ethyl ester of benazolin. It is used as a post-emergence herbicide used (generally as a salt or ester) for the control of annual weeds in wheat and oilseed rape. It is not approved for use with the European Union. It has a role as a proherbicide and a synthetic auxin. It is a member of benzothiazoles, an organochlorine pesticide and an ethyl ester. It derives from a benazolin.
ethyl 2-(4-chloro-2-oxo-1,3-benzothiazol-3-yl)acetate