ALACHLOR

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
CAS NO. 15972-60-8

ALACHLOR

EINECS NO. 240-110-8
FORMULA

C14H20ClNO2

MOL WT.

269.77

H.S. CODE

TOXICITY
SYNONYMS Chloressigsaeure-N-(methoxymethyl)-2,6-diaethylanilid;
2-Chloro-N-(2,6-diethyl)phenyl-N-methoxymethylacetamide; Chimiclor; Lasso; Methachlor; N-(Methoxymethyl)-2,6-diethylchloroacetanilide; 2-Chloro-2',6'-diethyl-N-(methoxymethyl) acetanilide; alpha-Chloro-2',6'-diethyl-N-methoxymethylacetanilide;
DERIVATION

 

CLASSIFICATION

  

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE yellowish crystal
MELTING POINT 39.5 - 41.5 C
BOILING POINT
SPECIFIC GRAVITY
SOLUBILITY IN WATER 242 mg/l
pH
VAPOR DENSITY

AUTOIGNITION

NFPA RATINGS

REFRACTIVE INDEX

FLASH POINT

STABILITY Stable under ordinary conditions.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION & APPLICATIONS
Alachlor is a chloroacetanilide class herbicide.

Toxicity:
Acute Oral LD50
Acute Dermal LC50
Fish Toxicity
 
 Rats 1,800 mg/kg
Rabbit 5,000 mg/kg
Rainbow Trout TLm 96-2.3ppm
Crayfish LD50 19.5ppm in 96 hours

Property:
Physical state Solid at room temp., cream colored and odorless
Melting point 39.5 - 41.5 C
Decomposition temperature 105 C
Vapor pressure Solubility Water 242 ppm at 25 C
Solubility 2.2 x 10-5 mmHg at 25 C
Water 242 ppm at 25 C
Soluble in ethylacetate, ether, acetone, benzene
chloroform and ethanol. Slightly soluble in heptane.
Storage stability stable

Other chloroacetanilide class herbicides include:

chloroacetanilide class herbicide

CAS RN
Propachlor 1918-16-7

Terbuchlor

4219-93-5
Aatram 8070-76-6
Alachlor 15972-60-8
Prynachlor 21267-72-1
Butachlor 23184-66-9
Delachlor 24353-58-0
Acetochlor 34256-82-1

Diethatyl

38725-95-0
Diethatyl-ethyl 38727-55-8
Dimethachlor 50563-36-5
Pretilachlor 51218-49-6
Metolachlor 51218-45-2

Xylachlor

63114-77-2
Metazachlor 67129-08-2
Propisochlor 86763-47-5
Butenachlor 87310-56-3
(S)-Metolachlor 87392-12-9
Thenylchlor 96491-05-3
SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

 yellowish crystal
ASSAY

90.% min
TRANSPORTATION
PACKING
 
HAZARD CLASS 9 (Packing Group: III)
UN NO. 3077
OTHER INFORMATION
Hazard Symbols: XN N, Risk Phrases: 22-40-43-50/53, Safety Phrases: 36/37-46-60-61