fenoxycarb

95%tech, 25%wp, 25%wdg,

Insecticide

carbamate

NOMENCLATURE

Common name fenoxycarb (BSI, draft E-ISO, (m) draft F-ISO, ANSI)

IUPAC name ethyl 2-(4-phenoxyphenoxy)ethylcarbamate 

Chemical Abstracts name ethyl [2-(4-phenoxyphenoxy)ethyl]carbamate 

CAS RN [72490-01-8]; formerly [79127-80-3]  EEC no. 276-696-7  Development codes Ro 135223 (Dr Maag); NRK 121 (Nippon Kayaku); CGA 114597 (Ciba-Geigy)  Official codes OMS 3010 

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY

Mol. wt. 301.3  M.f. C17H19NO4  Form Colourless to white crystals.  M.p. 53-54 ºC (OECD 102)  V.p. 8.67 ´ 10-4 mPa (25 ºC) (OECD 104)  KOW logP = 4.07 (25 ºC) (OECD 107)  Henry 3.3 ´ 10-5 Pa m3 mol-1 (calc.)  S.g./density 1.23 (20 ºC) (OECD 109)  Solubility In water 7.9 mg/l (pH 7.55-7.84, 25 ºC). In ethanol 510, acetone 770, toluene 630, n-hexane 5.3, n-octanol 130 (all in g/l).  Stability Stable to light. Stable to hydrolysis in aqueous solutions at pH 3, 7, and 9 at 50 ºC.  F.p. c. 224 ºC 

APPLICATIONS

Mode of action Non-neurotoxic insect growth regulator with contact and stomach action. Exhibits a strong juvenile hormone activity, inhibiting metamorphosis to the adult stage and interfering with the moulting of early instar larvae.  Uses Control of Lepidoptera, scale insects, and suckers on fruit (including citrus), cotton, olives, vines and ornamentals; Coleoptera and Lepidoptera in stored products; and also cockroaches, fleas, mosquito larvae and fire ants in public health situations.  Phytotoxicity Some varieties of pears, vines, citrus fruit and ornamentals may be injured.  Formulation types EC; RB; WG; WP. 

product name:	fenoxycarb 95% tech	fenoxycarb 25% wp
a.i. content:	95.06%	25.06%
water :	0.20%	1.60%
toluene insoluble:	0.17%
acidity:	0.20%
suspensiiblity:		73.50%
fineness:		99%
wetting time:		36(s)
ph value:		6.9
heat storage stability:		qualified