Benoxacor
Action/Use:
- Herbicide Safener
Use:
Increases tolerance of corn to metolachlor.
Identification
Common Name(s): Benoxacor (BSI, ISO-E draft)
Chemistry
Formula: C11H11CL2NO2.
Properties: Colorless solid. Melting point 107.6°C. Vapor pressure 0.59 mPa (20°C). Solubility at 20°C in acetone 230 g/kg; cyclohexanone 300 g/kg; hexane 3.2 g/kg; methanol 30 g/kg; n-octanol 11 g/kg; toluene 90 g/kg; xylene 60 g/kg.
Environmental Guidelines
Hazards: Fish: LC50 (96 h): 6.5 mg/l (bluegill); 2.4 mg/l (rainbow trout); 10 mg/l (carp); LC50 >10 ppm (48 h) 4.8 mg/l (Daphnia). Bird: Oral LD50 >2150 mg/kg (mallard duck); 2000 mg/kg (bobwhite quail). Bee: LD50 (48 h) (Oral, Contact) >100 µg/bee
Water Solubility: 20 mg/l at 20°C
Safety Guidelines
Signal Word: CAUTION
Toxicity Class: III
Toxicity: (Rat): Oral LD50 >5000 mg/kg; Inhalation LC50 >2 mg/l air (4 h). (Rabbit): Dermal LD50 >2010 mg/kg
Suppliers and Branded Products
Basic Producers:
Premix Products:
+ Acetochlor
- LEAP* — Villa Crop Protection
+ Atrazine+ Metolachlor+ Terbuthylazine
- TETRAMET* — Villa Crop Protection
+ Metolachlor
- PLATNUM PLUS* — Villa Crop Protection
