Product Name | Acetochlor |
Function | Herbicide |
Specification | 900g/l EC 90% EC |
CAS NO. | 34256-82-1 |
Empirical Formula | C14H20ClNO2 |
Chemical Name | 2-chloro-N-(ethoxymethyl)-N-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)acetamide |
Toxicology | Oral Acute oral LD50 for rats 2148 mg/kg.. Skin and eye Acute percutaneous LD50 for rabbits 4166 mg/kg. Inhalation LC50 (4 h) for rats >3.0 mg/l air. Toxicity class WHO (a.i.) III |
Acetochlor Used
Selective herbicide, absorbed mainly by the shoots and secondarily by the roots of germinating plants. Uses Usedpre-emergence or pre-plant to control annual grasses, certain annual broad-leaved weeds and yellow nutsedge in maize (at 3 kg/ha), peanuts, soya beans, cotton, potatoes and sugar cane.
