2-(4,5-Dihydro-4-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-5-oxo-1h-imidazol-2-yl)-5-ethyl-3-pyridinecarboxylic acid

Light yellow to white crystalline solid

C₁₅H₁₉N₃O₃

Biochemistry Branched chain amino acid synthesis (ALS or AHAS) inhibitor. Hence reduces levels of valine, leucine and isoleucine, leading to disruption of protein and DNA synthesis.
Control of many major annual and perennial grass and broad leaved weeds in soya beans. Applied pre-plant incorporated, pre-emergence, or post-emergence.