Propanil
| Specification | |
| Active Ingredient | 97% min. |
| Appearance |
Colorless odorless crystals (pure); brown crystals (tech.). |
| Physical and chemical properties | |
| Chemical Name |
N-(3,4-dichlorophenyl) propanamide |
| Empirical Formula |
C9H9Cl2NO |
| Molecular Weight |
218.1 |
| Structural Formula |
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| Melting point |
91.5℃ |
| Solubility |
In water 700 g/l (20℃). Practically insoluble in most other organic solvents. |
| Vapor pressure |
0.02 mPa (20℃) 0.05mpa (25℃) |
| Formulations |
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97%TC, 360g/L EC
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| Application |
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Propanil is a selective contact herbicide with a short duration of activity. Used on post-emergence in rice at 2.5-5.0 kg/ha to control broad-leaved and grass weeds including Amaranthus retroflexus, Digitraria spp., Echinochloa spp., Panicum spp., and Setaria spp. Also used, in mixture with MCPA, in wheat. A mixture with carbaryl is used in citrus crops grown in sod culture. |