Dimethenamid Chemical Properties

Melting point:

25°C

Boiling point:

bp26.7 Pa 127°

Density 

d25 1.187

refractive index 

1.5630 (estimate)

storage temp. 

0-6°C

solubility 

Chloroform (Slightly), DMSO (Slightly), Ethyl Acetate (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly)

pka

1.16±0.50(Predicted)

Merck 

13,3240

BRN 

8143313

EPA Substance Registry System

Dimethenamid (87674-68-8)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xn,N

Risk Statements 

22-51/53

RIDADR 

UN 3082 9 / PGIII

WGK Germany 

2

RTECS 

AB5444200

Hazardous Substances Data

87674-68-8(Hazardous Substances Data)

Toxicity

LD50 in rats (mg/kg): 1570 orally; >2000 dermally; LC50 in bluegill sunfish, rainbow trout (mg/l): 6.4, 2.6 (Harr)

Dimethenamid Usage And Synthesis

Uses

Preemergence herbicide for use in food crops.

Definition

ChEBI: 2-chloro-N-(2,4-dimethylthiophen-3-yl)-N-(1-methoxypropan-2-yl)acetamide is an organochlorine compound that is 2-chloroacetamide substituted by a 2,4-dimethylthiophen-3-yl and a 1-methoxypropan-2-yl group at the nitrogen atom. It is a member of thiophenes, an aromatic amide, an ether and an organochlorine compound.

Agricultural Uses

Herbicide: A U.S. EPA restricted Use Pesticide (RUP) as Dimethenamide-P. Not approved for use in EU countries

Trade name

DETAIL®; DPX-PM082® (formulation containing dimethenamid, chlorimuron-ethyl, and so- dium sulforicinol); FRONTIER®; GUARDSMAN®; LEADOFF® (atrazine + dimethenamid), DuPont TM Crop Protection; PURSUIT®; OPTILL®; SAN-582H®

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