Common name: Ethofumesate (BSI, E-ISO, ( m ) F-ISO, ANSI, WSSA)
IUPAC name (?-2-ethoxy-2,3-dihydro-3,3-dimethylbenzofuran-5-yl methanesulfonate 
Chemical Abstracts name (?-2-ethoxy-2,3-dihydro-3,3-dimethyl-5-benzofuranyl methanesulfonate 
 
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Form White, crystalline solid; (tech. is a light brown crystalline solid; mild aromatic odour).   Solubility In water 50 mg/l (25 ºC). In acetone, dichloromethane, dimethyl sulfoxide, ethyl acetate >600, toluene,  p -xylene 300-600, methanol 120-150, ethanol 60-75, isopropanol 25-30, hexane 4.67 (all in g/l, 25 ºC). 
Stability Stable to hydrolysis in water at pH 7 and 9.
 
Biochemistry Inhibits lipid synthesis (not ACCase inhibition).  
Mode of action  Selective systemic herbicide, absorbed by the emerging shoots (grasses) and roots (broad-leaved plants), with translocation to the foliage. Not readily absorbed by leaves after the plant has generated a mature cuticle. Inhibits the growth of meristems, retards cellular division, and limits formation of waxy cuticle.  
Uses:  Used pre- and/or post-emergence in sugar and other beet crops, turf, ryegrass and the other pasture grasses, at 0.3-2.0 kg/ha. It is effective in controlling a wide range of important grasses and broad-leaved weeds, with a good persistence of activity in the soil. In beet crops, 1.0-2.0 kg/ha can be used, but ethofumesate is normally recommended at 0.2-2.0 kg/ha in tank-mixtures or co-formulations with other residual or contact herbicides for use in beet. A high degree of tolerance is also shown by strawberries, sunflowers, Phaseolus beans and tobacco, depending on the time of application.
 
Appearance : Cream to white coloured powder.
Assay : 98% minimum
 
FORMULATION : Formulated material can also be supplied as per requirement.
PACKING :  HDPE sack with HMHDPE liner 20 kgs per bag.