Tricamba

Tricamba
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 2,3,5-trichloro-6-methoxybenzoic acid
	Other names 3,5,6-trichloro-o-anisic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	2307-49-5 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:82184;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL2260705;
ChemSpider	15943;
ECHA InfoCard	100.017.260
EC Number	218-985-2;
KEGG	C19057;
PubChem CID	16824;
UNII	TK58UR1S48;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID2042486 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C8H5Cl3O3/c1-14-7-4(10)2-3(9)6(11)5(7)8(12)13/h2H,1H3,(H,12,13) Key: WCLDITPGPXSPGV-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES COc1c(Cl)cc(Cl)c(Cl)c1C(=O)O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C8H5Cl3O3
Molar mass	255.48 g·mol−1
Appearance	White crystalline solid
Solubility in water	Slightly soluble
Hazards
	Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards	Moderate toxicity, respiratory, eye and skin irritation
	GHS labelling:[1]
Pictograms
Signal word	Warning
Hazard statements	H302, H315, H319, H335
Precautionary statements	P261, P264, P264+P265, P270, P271, P280, P301+P317, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P319, P321, P330, P332+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P403+P233, P405, P501
	Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (median dose)	970 mg/kg (oral, rat); 1000 mg/kg (dermal, rat);
Related compounds
Related compounds	Dicamba
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Tricamba is an obsolete benzoic acid herbicide once used to control annual and perennial weeds, similar to dicamba. It is selective, systemic, and absorbed through leaves. It was introduced in the early 1960s.