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{{chembox
|ImageFile=Chloramben.png
|ImageSize=150px
|IUPACName=3-Amino-2,5-dichlorobenzoic acid
|OtherNames=Ambiben, Amiben
|Section1={{Chembox Identifiers
|  CASNo=133-90-4
|  PubChem=8630
|  EINECS = 205-123-5
|  SMILES=C1=C(C=C(C(=C1N)Cl)C(=O)O)Cl
  }}
|Section2={{Chembox Properties
|  C=7|H=5|Cl=2|N=1|O=2
|  Appearance=Colorless crystalline solid<ref name=extoxnet>[http://extoxnet.orst.edu/pips/chloramb.htm Chloramben Pesticide Information Profile], Extension Toxicology Network, Oregon State University</ref>
|  Density=
|  MeltingPt=194-197 °C (dec.)<ref name=Sigma>[http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/ProductDetail.do?lang=en&N4=152668|ALDRICH&N5=SEARCH_CONCAT_PNO|BRAND_KEY&F=SPEC 3-Amino-2,5-dichlorobenzoic acid] at [[Sigma-Aldrich]]</ref><br>200-201 °C<ref name=extoxnet/>
|  BoilingPt=
|  Solubility=700 mg/L<ref name=extoxnet/>
  }}
|Section3={{Chembox Hazards
|  MainHazards=
|  FlashPt=
|  Autoignition=
|  RPhrases = {{R45}} {{R36/37/38}}<ref name=Sigma/>
|  SPhrases = {{S53}} {{S22}} {{S26}} {{S36/37/39}} {{S45}}<ref name=Sigma/>
|  LD50 = 3500 mg/kg (rat)<ref name=extoxnet/><br>3725 mg/kg (mouse)<ref name=extoxnet/>
  }}
}}

'''Chloramben''' is a selective [[herbicide]] used to control the seedlings of broadleaf weeds and annual grasses.  It is mostly used for [[soybean]]s, but also for [[Common_bean#Dry_beans|dry beans]], [[peanut]]s, [[sunflower]]s, [[Chili pepper|peppers]], [[cotton]], [[sweet potato]]es, [[Squash (plant)|squash]], [[hardwood|hardwood trees]], [[shrub]]s, and some [[conifer]]s.<ref name=extoxnet/>

Chloramben is considered practically nontoxic.<ref name=extoxnet/>

==References==
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[[Category:Aromatic amines]]
[[Category:Benzoic acids]]
[[Category:Herbicides]]
[[Category:Organochlorides]]
[[Category:2Fix]]