TECHNICAL --- HERBICIDE SAFNER: Dichlormid CAS No.: 37764-25-3 Content: 95%TC NOMENCLATURE Common name: dichlormid (WSSA) IUPAC name: N,N-diallyl-2,2-dichloroacetamide Chemical Abstracts name: 2,2-dichloro-N,N-di-2-propenylacetamide CAS RN: [37764-25-3] PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY Composition: Tech. grade is c. 95% pure Mol. wt.: 208.1 M.f.: C8H11Cl2NO Form: Clear viscous liquid; (tech., amber-to-brown). M.p.: 5.0-6.5 ℃ (tech.) B.p.: 130℃ /10 mmHg V.p.: 800 mPa (25 ℃) KOW: logP = 1.84?.03 (25 ℃) S.g./density: 1.202 (20 ℃); (tech., 1.192-1.204) Solubility: In water c. 5 g/l. In kerosene c. 15 g/l. Miscible with acetone, ethanol, and xylene. Stability: Unstable above 100 ℃. Decomposes violently if heated with iron. Stable to light. APPLICATIONS Mode of action: See R. E. Wilkinson (Chemistry and Mode of Action of Herbicide Antidotes, p. 85); uptake by plant roots studied (R. A. Gray & G. K. Joo, ibid., p. 67). Uses: Increases the tolerance of maize to thiocarbamate herbicides. |