CLOMAZONE

Common name: Clomazone

Other name: Cerano 5 MEG; Dimethazone; Command, Commence, Gamit, Magister, and Merit

Chemical name: 2-(2-chlorobenzyl)-4,4-dimethyl-1,2-oxazolidin-3-one

CAS No: 81777-89-4

Empirical formula: C₁₂H₁₄ClNO₂

Molecular weight: 239.7

Structural formula:

Physical & chemical properties:

Appearance: Clomazone is a colorless to light brown, viscous liquid above room temperature. When cooled, it forms a white crystalline solid.

Bulk density: 1.19g/cm³

Melting point: 25℃

Boiling point: 275.4℃

Vapour pressure: 19.2mPa, at 25℃

Solubility: in water to 1100mg/L, 20℃

Solubility in organic solvent: very soluble in acetone, chloroform, cyclohexanone and methanol, soluble in toluene.

Partition coefficient: 2.5441

Stability: Stable in alkaline and acid media (pH4.5~9.25) material,corrosive to metal, and no losing when stouage for one year at room temperature.

Application: Clomazone is a broad-spectrum herbicide used for control of annual grasses and broadleaf weeds in cotton, peas, pumpkins, soybeans, sweet potatoes, tobacco, winter squash, and fallow wheat fields. It can be applied early preplant, pre-emergent or preplant-incorporated, depending on the crop, geographical area, and timing, as clomazone is an inhibitor of plant pigments, users must exercise caution to avoid drift or vapors which may cause bleaching damage to non-target foliage.

Product available: Clomazone 95%min technical; 48% EC

Package: 200kg iron drum.