Dalapon

Dalapon
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
2,2-Dichloropropanoic acid
Other names
  • 2,2-DPA
  • α,α-Dichloropropionic acid[1]
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.000.840 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 200-923-0
KEGG
RTECS number
  • UF0690000
UNII
UN number 1760
  • InChI=1S/C3H4Cl2O2/c1-3(4,5)2(6)7/h1H3,(H,6,7)
    Key: NDUPDOJHUQKPAG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • CC(C(=O)O)(Cl)Cl
Properties
C3H4Cl2O2
Molar mass 142.96 g·mol−1
Appearance colorless oil, white-tan powder when frozen[1]
Odor acrid[1]
Density 1.40 g/cm3 (20 °C)[1]
Melting point 8 °C; 46 °F; 281 K [1]
Boiling point 190 °C; 374 °F; 463 K [1]
800 g/L at 25°C[2]
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS05: CorrosiveGHS07: Exclamation mark
Danger
H315, H318, H412
P264, P273, P280, P302+P352, P305+P351+P338, P310, P321, P332+P313, P362, P501
Related compounds
Related compounds
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Dalapon, chemical name 2,2-dichloropropanoic acid, (shortened: 2-DPA), is a selective herbicide active ingredient; its major use is controlling perennial grasses on crops, including sugar cane and sugar beet.[3][4]

"Dalapon" is not a tradename, but a recognised common name.[3] It is usually sold as a salt form, e.g. dalapon-sodium, dalapon-calcium or dalapon-magnesium; most commonly dalapon-sodium.

As of 2026, dalapon is available in Australia.[5] Its use is no longer authorized in France.[6] It was registered in the USA in 1969, and delisted in 1989. The first public use came in 1954.[7]

Properties

Dalapon is an organochloride, carboxylic acid herbicide.[7] In pure form, it is a colorless liquid that freezes near room temperature.[8]

Safety

Dalapon is readily absorbed and disperses widely in the body, but has no observable acute effects. The EPA thinks it safe for a child to ingest 3 mg of dalapon per day for 10 days or 0.3 mg daily for seven years, in drinking water. If chronic, above-limit exposure occurs, dalapon might make the kidney heavier.[2]

Mechanism of action

It is an inhibitor of some enzymes that process pyruvate.[9]

Dalapon-magnesium's mode of action (unknown) puts it in Group Z / Group 0 under the HRAC classification.[5][7]

Applications

Dalapon has been registered (as the sodium salt) for use on pasture, fruits (inslcuding apples, bananas, black and red currants, cherries, peaches, apricots, citrus, pears), cotton, lucerne, maize, potatoes, soybean, sugar cane, sunflower, tea-trees, tobacco, vines and non crop areas, including irrigation channels and drains.[5]

In the USA, dalapon was sold as dalapon-sodium or a mixture of dalapon-sodium and dalapon-magnesium. In 1982, approx. 8 million pounds (3,600 t) was used, 93% of which was for non-food uses in 1984, and most of the food use was on sugarbeet.[2]

On most of those crops, it is recommended to be sprayed (when using a 740 g/L water-based formulation) at 3.7-7.4 kg/Ha (active ingredient) (3.3-6.6 lb/ac), but with some situations can be 1.85-14.8 kg/Ha (1.65-13.2 lb/ac).[5]

Environmental Fate

In soil, dalapon is mainly reduced by leaching and microbial degradation. It leaches readily. Without microbes, degradation is slow. Dalapon persists for two to four weeks in typical farm soil, though up to six months has been seen in forests.[2]

In water, the half-life is several months when cold. It degrades mostly by hydrolysis and microbial degradation. Hydrolysis forms pyruvic acid. In good conditions for microbes, the decomposition will probably finish inside of a month. Photolysis may or may not be a significant sink for dalapon.[2]

Bioconcentration is not expected to be a concern. In the atmosphere, dalapon should be reduced by photolysis with a half life of 72 days.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "CDC - NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards - 2,2-Dichloropropionic acid". www.cdc.gov. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Technical Factsheet on: DALAPON" (PDF). US EPA. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  3. ^ a b "Index of common names of pesticides". www.bcpcpesticidecompendium.org. BCPC. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  4. ^ "Dalapon". pmep.cce.cornell.edu. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d "4Farmers Dalapon 740 Use Label". 4farmers.com.au. 4Farmers Australia. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  6. ^ "Retrait de l'autorisation de mise sur marché des préparations contenant du Dalapon". 18 August 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  7. ^ a b c Hertfordshire, University of. "Dalapon". sitem.herts.ac.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  8. ^ "Dalapon". pmep.cce.cornell.edu. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  9. ^ Halestrap, A. P. (1975). "The mitochondrial pyruvate carrier. Kinetics and specificity for substrates and inhibitors". Biochemical Journal. 148 (1): 85–96. doi:10.1042/bj1480085. PMC 1165509. PMID 1156402.

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