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Specification |
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Active Ingredient |
98% |
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Appearance |
colourless crystals (pure) |
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Physical and chemical
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Chemical Name |
N,N-dimethyl-N’-[4-(1-methylethyl)phenyl]urea |
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Empirical Formula |
C12H18N20 |
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Molecular Weight |
206.3 |
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Structural Formula |
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Melting point |
158°C tech. 153-156°C |
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Solubility |
in water 65 mg/l (22°C). In methanol 75,dichloromethane 63, acetone 38, benzene 5, xylol 4, n-hexane c. 0.2 (all in g/l, 20°C) |
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Vapor pressure |
3.15 x 10-3 mPa (25°C). |
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Application |
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Isoproturon is a selective systemic herbicide, absorbed by the roots and leaves, with translocation.
Pre- and post-emergence control of annual grasses (Alopecurus myosuroides, Apera spica-venti, Avena fatua and Poa annua) and many annual broad-leaved weeds in spring and winter wheat (except durum wheat), spring and winter barley, winter rye ,and triticale at 1.0-1.5kg a.i./ha.
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Isoproturon