Chemical Name: N-(1-ethylpropyl)-2, 6-dinitro-3, 4-xylidine.
Formula: C13H19N3O4.
Molecular weight: 281.3.
CAS No.: 40487-42-1.
Description:
Appearance: Orange-yellow with fruit oder
Melting Point: 54-58degree C.
Vapour Pressure: 4 MPa at 20degree C.
Stability: Solubility in water 0.3mg/L, readily soluble in chlorinated hydrocarbons and aromatic hydrocarbons. Stable to acids and alkalis.
Toxicity: Oral LD50 is 5000 mg/kg, dermal LD50 ( rabbits) is 2000 mg/kg.
Specification: 98%TC, 33%EC, 50% EC, 40%SC, 20%SC.
Uses: It is a selective herbicide used to control most annual grasses and certain broadleaf weeds in field corn, potatoes, rice, cotton, soybeans, tobacco, peanuts, and sunflowers. It is used both pre-emergence, that is before weed seeds have sprouted, and early post-emergence.
CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS
Name of product
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Pendimethalin 98%TC
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Index name
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Index value
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Appearance
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Yellow to brown crystale powder
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Content (%)
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≥98.00
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Loss on drying (%)
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≤0.5
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Acidity (H
2
SO
4
) (%)
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≤0.3
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Insoluble in acetone (%)
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≤0.8
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