Isoproturon
| Specification | |
| Active Ingredient | 98% min. |
| Appearance | White powder |
| Physical and chemical properties | |
| Chemical Name |
N,N-dimethyl-N’-[4-(1-methylethyl)phenyl]urea |
| Empirical Formula |
C12H18N20 |
| Molecular Weight |
206.3 |
| Structural Formula |
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| Melting point |
158°C tech. 153-156°C |
| 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) |
| Vapor pressure |
3.15 x 10-3 mPa (25°C) |
| Formulations |
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97%TC, 50%WP&SC.
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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. |