Ammonium nonanoate

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| IUPACName = Ammonium nonanoate

| OtherNames = Ammonium pelargonate; Pelargonic acid ammonium salt

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| CASNo = 63718-65-0

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| PubChem = 21902950

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| UNII = K1X429F0DP

| SMILES = [NH4+].[O-]C(=O)CCCCCCCC

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| StdInChI = 1S/C9H18O2.H3N/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9(10)11;/h2-8H2,1H3,(H,10,11);1H3

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| StdInChIKey = KLIDOSBTXDALBI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

| InChI = 1/C9H18O2.H3N/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9(10)11;/h2-8H2,1H3,(H,10,11);1H3

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| C=9 | H=21 | N=1 | O=2

| Appearance = Colorless solution

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Ammonium nonanoate is a nonsystemic, broad-spectrum contact herbicide that has no soil activity.{{ cite patent |country=US |number=6323156 |status=patent}} It can be used for the suppression and control of weeds, including grasses, vines, underbrush, and annual/perennial plants, including moss, saplings, and tree suckers. Ammonium nonanoate is marketed as an aqueous solutions, at room temperature at its maximum concentration in water (40%). Solutions are colorless to pale yellow liquid with a slight fatty acid odor. It is stable in storage. Ammonium nonanoate exists as white crystals.Biopesticide Registration Action Document, Ammonium Nonanoate, US EPA, 2006

Ammonium nonanoate is made from ammonia and nonanoic acid, a carboxylic acid widely distributed in nature, mainly as derivatives (esters) in such foods as apples, grapes, cheese, milk, rice, beans, oranges, and potatoes and in many other nonfood sources.