Diphenamid
Agent Name
Diphenamid
CAS Number
957-51-7
Formula
C16-H17-N-O
Major Category
Pesticides
Synonyms
2,2-Diphenyl-N,N-dimethylacetamide; 80W; Dif 4; Difenamid [Czech]; Difenamide [ISO-French]; Diherbid; Dimethylamid kyseliny difenyloctove [Czech]; Dimid; Dymid; ENT-28567; Enide; Enide 50; Enide 50W; Fenam; L-34314; Lilly 34,314; N,N,Dimethyl-2,2-diphenylacetamide; N,N-Dimethyl-alpha-phenylbenzeneacetamide; N,N-Dimethyldiphenylacetamide; Rideon; Trefmid; U 4513; Zarur; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Herbicides, Other
Description
White solid; [Hawley] Colorless or white solid; Technical product: Off-white solid; [HSDB]
Sources/Uses
Used as pre-emergence herbicide for control of annual grasses and broad-leaved weeds in cotton, potatoes, vegetables, soy beans, tobacco, fruits, forestry nurseries, and ornamentals; Also used as plant growth regulator; Discontinued in 1988 by NOR-AM Chemical Co.; [HSDB]
Comments
No listed effects of short-term or long-term exposure; [ICSC] Causes convulsions in high-dose animal experiments; No effects in rats fed 10 mg/kg for 90 days; Non-irritant and non-sensitizer of skin in animal tests; [HSDB] An irritant; [MSDSonline]
Restricted
Cancelled--no longer registered as a pesticide for use in the US; [HSDB]
Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
Vapor Pressure
3E-08 mm Hg
Adverse Effects
Neurotoxin
Other CNS neurotoxin
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
Processes
Industrial Processes with risk of exposure: