Agent Orange

Military herbicide

Also known as butyl 2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetate;butyl 2-(2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy)acetate · 2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid butyl ester;2-(2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy)acetic acid butyl ester · butyl 2-[2,4-bis(chloranyl)phenoxy]ethanoate;butyl 2-[2,4,5-tris(chloranyl)phenoxy]ethanoate

Instance of: defoliant
, mixture

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Agent Orange is a herbicide and defoliant. During the Vietnam War, the United States Armed Forces along with the South Vietnamese military used it in Operation Ranch Hand (1962–1971), part of a broader herbicidal warfare campaign intended to deprive the People's Army of Vietnam/Viet Cong of vegetation cover. It was one of a group of tactical-use herbicides, known as Rainbow Herbicides. Agent Orange was earlier used by the British during the Malayan Emergency which influenced its later use by the U.S. Primarily a mixture of equal parts of two herbicides, 2,4,5-T and 2,4-D, it contained trace amounts of 2,3,7,8-TCDD, a dioxin compound established as a carcinogen and persistent organic pollutant.

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Members / parts: 2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid
2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid
Different from: Agent Orange
Canonical SMILES: CCCCOC(=O)COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)Cl)Cl.CCCCOC(=O)COC1=CC(=C(C=C1Cl)Cl)Cl
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1.Stated in PubChem“AGENT ORANGE”Retrieved 2016-09-20
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Formula: C₂₄H₂₇Cl₅O₆
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1.Stated in PubChem“AGENT ORANGE”Retrieved 2016-09-20
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Mass: 588.0221 Da
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1.Stated in PubChem“AGENT ORANGE”Retrieved 2016-09-20
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Subject has role: Defoliants, Chemical
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1.Stated in Medical Subject HeadingsRetrieved 2018-03-15
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