Common Name: |
Fluroxypyr
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Chemical Name: |
[(4-amino-3,5-dichloro-6-fluoro-2-pyridinyl)oxy]acetic acid
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CAS No.: |
69377-81-7
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Structure: |

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Molecular Formula: |
C7H5Cl2FN2O3
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Molecular Weight: |
255.03
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Physical Chemistry: |
Form
white, crystalline solid. M.p. 232-233 ºC V.p. 3.784 ´ 10-6 mPa (20 ºC) Solubility In water 91 mg/l(20 ºC). In acetone 51.0,
methanol 34.6, ethyl acetate 10.6, isopropanol 9.2, dichloromethane
0.1, toluene 0.8, xylene 0.3 (all in g/l, 20 ºC). Stability Stable
in acidic media.
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Toxicity: |
Acute oral LD50 for rats 2405 mg/kg. Acute percutaneous
LD50 for rabbits >5000 mg/kg. Mild eye irritant;
non-irritating to skin (rabbits). Inhalation:
LC50 (4 h) for rats >0.296 mg/l air.
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Application: |
It is a foliar-applied
growth regulator herbicide, affecting broadleaf plants in a manner
similar to Stinger (clopyralid). It controls catchweed bedstraw,
chickweed, cocklebur, common ragweed, hedge bindweed, morningglory,
sunflower, velvetleaf, and several other weeds less important to
Ohio crop production.
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Technical Purity: |
95%TC
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Formulation Type: |
10%EC,20%EC,30%EC
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