1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid is one kind of allelochemical shows stronger allelopathic effect on itself than on wheat and pigeonpea.

The compound was isolated by directing the fractionation of ethyl acetate extract of the air dried seeds and pod with microbial sensitivity test. The results of the antibacterial screening showed that the ethyl acetate extract of Acacia nilotica Linn exhibited the highest activities against the test microbes with zones of inhibition diameter ranging from 27-32mm against Salmonela typhi, Escherichia coli, Streptococcus feacalis, Staphylococcus aureus, Candida krusei and Shigella dysentriae[1]

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C16H22O4

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1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid;邻苯二甲酸二丁酯;Dibutyl phthalate

Ethanol:50 mg/mL (179.64 mM)
Powder: -20°C for 3 years
In solvent: -80°C for 2 years