Title: Pyridate
CAS Registry Number: 55512-33-9
CAS Name: O-(6-Chloro-3-phenyl-4-pyridazinyl)carbonothioic acid
S-octyl ester
Synonyms: fenpyrate
Manufacturers' Codes: CL-11344
Trademarks: Lentagran (Syngenta)
Molecular Formula: C19H23ClN2O2S
Molecular Weight: 378.92
Percent Composition: C 60.22%, H 6.12%, Cl 9.36%, N 7.39%, O 8.44%, S 8.46%
Literature References: Contact herbicide for control of weeds in cereals. Prepn:
BE 816574; R. Schonbeck
et al., US 3953445 (1974, 1976 to Chemie Linz). Description: A. Diskus
et al., Proc. Br. Crop Prot. Conf. - Weeds 1976, 717; M. Chéroux, J.-M. Moncorge,
Def. Veg. 38, 310 (1984). Residue analysis by HPLC: W. Lindner, H. Ruckendorfer,
Int. J. Environ. Anal. Chem. 16, 205 (1983).
Properties: Oily brown liquid, bp0.1 220°. mp 27°.
nD20 1.568. d20 1.555. Flash pt (open cup): 200°C. Almost insol in water (90 ppm). Sol in organic solvents. LD50 in male rats, female rats, mice (mg/kg): 1970, 2400, >10,000 orally; in rabbits (mg/kg): >3450 dermally. LC50 (96 hr) in carp, trout: >100, 81 mg/l (Chéroux, Moncorge).
Melting point: mp 27°
Boiling point: bp0.1 220°
Flash point: Flash pt (open cup): 200°C
Index of refraction: nD20 1.568
Density: d20 1.555
Toxicity data: LD50 in male rats, female rats, mice (mg/kg): 1970, 2400, >10,000 orally; in rabbits (mg/kg): >3450 dermally; LC50 (96 hr) in carp, trout: >100, 81 mg/l (Chéroux, Moncorge)
Use: Herbicide.