Introduction:  Pretilachlor is a selective systemic herbicide, absorbed primarily by the germinating shoots, and secondarily by the roots, with trans-location throughout the plant, giving higher concentrations in vegetative parts than in reproductive parts. Used pre-emergence for the control of annual grasses and certain broad-leaved weeds in Rice, both seeded and transplanted fields. It shows selectivity in barley, cotton, peanuts, sugar beet, wheat, and several brassica crops. It is to be used in accordance with climatic conditions and approval of local authorities.     
Common name:   Pretilachlor
Another name:  Solnet; 2-Chloro-N-(2,6-diethylphenyl)-N-(2-propoxyethyl) acetamide; Rifit; Pretilachlore; etc.
Chemical name:  2-chloro-2',6'-diethyl-N-(2-propoxyethyl)aceta ide  
Empirical formula:  C ₁₇ H ₂₆ ClNO ₂
Mol. Weight:  311.85 g/mol