TECHNICAL --- HERBICIDE SAFNER: Dichlormid

CAS No.: 37764-25-3
Content: 95%TC

NOMENCLATURE
Common name: dichlormid (WSSA)
IUPAC name: N,N-diallyl-2,2-dichloroacetamide
Chemical Abstracts name: 2,2-dichloro-N,N-di-2-propenylacetamide
CAS RN: [37764-25-3]

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Composition: Tech. grade is c. 95% pure
Mol. wt.: 208.1
M.f.: C₈H₁₁Cl₂NO
Form: Clear viscous liquid; (tech., amber-to-brown).
M.p.: 5.0-6.5 篊 (tech.)
B.p.: 130 癈/10 mmHg
V.p.: 800 mPa (25 篊)
KOW: logP = 1.84?.03 (25 篊)
S.g./density: 1.202 (20 篊); (tech., 1.192-1.204)
Solubility: In water c. 5 g/l. In kerosene c. 15 g/l. Miscible with acetone, ethanol, and xylene.
Stability: Unstable above 100 篊. Decomposes violently if heated with iron. Stable to light.

APPLICATIONS
Mode of action: See R. E. Wilkinson (Chemistry and Mode of Action of Herbicide Antidotes, p. 85); uptake by plant roots studied (R. A. Gray & G. K. Joo, ibid., p. 67).
Uses: Increases the tolerance of maize to thiocarbamate herbicides.