Propachlor
Agent Name
Propachlor
CAS Number
1918-16-7
Formula
C11-H14-Cl-N-O
Major Category
Pesticides
Synonyms
2-Chloro-N-(1-methylethyl)-N-phenylacetamide (9CI); 2-Chloro-N-isopropyl-N-phenylacetamide; 2-Chloro-N-isopropylacetanilide; Acetamide, 2-chloro-N-(1-methylethyl)-N-phenyl-; Acetanilide, 2-chloro-N-isopropyl-; Acilid; Bexton; Bexton 4L; CP 31393; Chloressigsaeure-N-isopropylanilid [German]; Kartex A; N-Isopropyl-2-chloroacetanilide; N-Isopropyl-alpha-chloroacetanilide; Nitacid; Niticid; Prolex; Propachlore [ISO-French]; Ramrod; Ramrod 65; Satecid; alpha-Chloro-N-isopropylacetanilide; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Herbicides, Chloracetanilide
Description
Light tan or white solid; [HSDB]
Sources/Uses
Used to control grasses and broadleaf weeds in the first season on grain, sorghum, corn, and for onion seed in Washington and Oregon; [Reference #1]
Comments
It is in the acetanilide class of herbicides along with acetochlor, butachlor, metolachor, and alachlor; [Reference #1] Slight increase in unspecified anomalies reported in Russian study not available for review; [REPROTOX] Allergic contact dermatitis confirmed by patch testing in farmers and manufacturing workers; [Reference #2]
Reference Link #1
Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
Vapor Pressure
0.00074 mm Hg
Lethal Concentration
LC50 (rat) = 1000 mg/m3
Reference Link #2
Adverse Effects
Skin Sensitizer
Yes
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
Diseases
Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent:
Processes
Industrial Processes with risk of exposure: