A member of the cyclohexenones, a methyl ester, and an ether, alloxydim is a post-emergence herbicide.

[2] Its sodium salt is a hygroscopic, water-soluble colorless solid.

[3] Alloxydim may be produced by a multi-step reaction from mesityl oxide with dimethyl malonate, butyryl chloride, and ethoxyamine.

[4] Alloxydim is a grass herbicide that acts by inhibiting acetyl-CoA carboxylase.

[2] It was developed by Nippon Soda in 1976[5][6] and used from 1978 to 1992 in Germany.