Sulfometuron-methyl

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Common Name: Sulfometuron-Methyl Action:Herbicide CAS number: 74222-97-2 Form : Solid white Chemical name : 2-methoxy - benzene sulfonyl isocyanate and 4,6 - dimethyl-pyrimidin-2-yl amine Vapor Pressure: 7.3 × 10-11 mPa (25 ºC) Solubility: In water 244 mg/l (pH 7, 25 ºC). In acetone 3300, acetonitrile 1800, ethyl acetate 650, diethyl ether 60, hexane <1, methanol 550, methylene chloride 15 000, dimethyl sulfoxide 32 000, octanol 140, toluene 240 (all in mg/kg, 25 ºC). Stability: Aqueous suspensions are stable to hydrolysis at pH 7 to pH 9, DT50 c. 18 d (pH 5). pKa 5.2 Usage: Control of annual and perennial grasses (especially Sorghum halepense) and broad-leaved weeds in non-crop land. Also used for selective weed control in Bermuda grass and certain other turf grasses; and in forestry to control woody tree species in pine trees. Applied either pre- or post-emergence. Formulations: 96%TC,75%WP,75%WG