Butachlor
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IUPAC name
N-(Butoxymethyl)-2-chloro-N-(2,6-diethylphenyl)acetamide
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.041.328 |
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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Properties[1] | |
C17H26ClNO2 | |
Molar mass | 311.85 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | Light yellow oil |
Density | 1.0695 g/cm3 |
20 mg/L (20 °C) | |
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Flash point | 100 °C (212 °F; 373 K) [2] |
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LD50 (median dose)
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1740 mg/kg (oral, rat)[1] |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Butachlor is a herbicide of the acetanilide class.[3] It is used as a selective pre-emergent herbicide.[1] It is extensively used in India in the form of granules in rice as post emergence herbicide.
References
- ^ a b c Merck Index, 11th Edition, 1498
- ^ Butachlor at Sigma-Aldrich
- ^ Butachlor, alanwood.net