daimuron
Herbicide
HRAC Z
NOMENCLATURE
Common name daimuron (BSI, draft E-ISO, draft (m) F-ISO); dymron (JMAF)
IUPAC name 1-(1-methyl-1-phenylethyl)-3-p-tolylurea; 1-(a,a-dimethylbenzyl)-3-p-tolylurea
Chemical Abstracts name N-(4-methylphenyl)-N'-(1-methyl-1-phenylethyl)urea
CAS RN [42609-52-9] Development codes K-223; SK-23 (SDS Biotech KK)
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Mol. wt. 268.4 M.f. C17H20N2O Form Colourless, odourless needles. M.p. 203 ºC V.p. 4.53 ´ 10-4 mPa (25 ºC) KOW logP = 2.7 S.g./density 1.108 (20 ºC) Solubility In water 1.2 mg/l (20 ºC). In acetone 16, methanol 10, benzene 0.5, hexane 0.03 (all in g/l, 20 ºC). Stability Stable to heat and light. Stable between pH 4 and pH 9.
COMMERCIALISATION
History Herbicide reported by M. Tashiro (Jpn. Pestic. Inf., 1979, No. 36, 40). Introduced in Japan (1975) by Showa Denko KK (now SDS Biotech KK). Patents JP 7335454 Manufacturers SDS Biotech KK
APPLICATIONS
Biochemistry Cell division inhibitor. Mode of action Selective herbicide, absorbed mainly by the roots, with rapid translocation to the meristem. Uses Pre-emergence and early post-emergence control of cyperaceous weeds and annual grass weeds in paddy rice, at 0.3-2 kg/ha. Phytotoxicity Non-phytotoxic to rice. Formulation types GR; SC; WP. Selected products: 'Showrone' (SDS Biotech KK)
OTHER PRODUCTS
Mixtures: 'Agalia' (+ fentrazamide+ cyclosulfamuron) (Bayer CropScience, BASF); 'Award' (+ imazosulfuron+ pyributicarb) (Sumitomo Chemical Takeda); 'Batl' (+ imazosulfuron+ mefenacet) (Nihon Bayer, Sumitomo Chemical Takeda); 'Bigsure' (+ fentrazamide+ cyclosulfamuron) (Bayer CropScience, BASF); 'Crush' (+ imazosulfuron+ cafenstrole) (Sumitomo Chemical Takeda); 'Donichi' (+ fentrazamide+ imazosulfuron) (Bayer CropScience, Sumitomo Chemical Takeda, SDS Biotech KK); 'Gosign' (+ esprocarb+ imazosulfuron) (Sumitomo Chemical Takeda); 'Hayate' (+ dimethametryn+ imazosulfuron+ pretilachlor) (Sumitomo Chemical Takeda); 'Inegreen D' (+ mefenacet+ bensulfuron-methyl+ cyhalofop-butyl) (Nihon Bayer, Hokko); 'Innova GR 51' (+ fentrazamide+ bensulfuron-methyl) (Nihon Bayer); 'Innova L SC' (+ fentrazamide+ bensulfuron-methyl) (Nihon Bayer); 'Joystar' (+ bensulfuron-methyl+ cafenstrole+ cyhalofop-butyl) (Kumiai); 'Joyster' (+ bensulfuron-methyl+ cafenstrole+ cyhalofop-butyl) (Kumiai); 'Kikkubai' (+ etobenzanid+ imazosulfuron) (Hodogaya, Sumitomo Chemical Takeda, SDS Biotech KK); 'Kusa Punch' (+ pentoxazone) (Kaken); 'Kusatory Ace Jumbo' (+ bensulfuron-methyl+ cafenstrole) (Sankyo Agro); 'Nebiros' (+ cafenstrole+ cyclosulfamuron) (BASF); 'Pulgman' (+ ethoxysulfuron+ pretilachlor) (Bayer CropScience); 'Rakudar' (+ bensulfuron-methyl+ cafenstrole) (Sankyo Agro); 'Redstar' (+ halosulfuron-methyl+ cafenstrole+ cyhalofop-butyl) (Nissan); 'Tema Cut' (+ pentoxazone) (Kaken); 'The-One' (+ imazosulfuron+ pentoxazone) (Kaken, Sumitomo Chemical Takeda); 'Weedless A36' (+ azimsulfuron+ bensulfuron-methyl+ cafenstrole) (Sankyo Agro, DuPont, Eiko Kasei, SDS Biotech KK); 'Weedless' (+ bensulfuron-methyl+ cafenstrole) (Sankyo Agro); 'Zark D' (+ mefenacet+ bensulfuron-methyl) (Sankyo Agro) Discontinued products mixtures: 'Bingo' * (+ ethoxysulfuron+ anilofos+ benfuresate) (Aventis); 'Goku-Jumbo' * (+ ethoxysulfuron+ anilofos) (Aventis); 'Kimanmae' * (+ ethoxysulfuron+ anilofos) (Aventis); 'Kusatory Jumbo' * (+ pyributicarb+ bensulfuron-methyl) (Sankyo)
ANALYSIS
Product and residue analysis by hplc and glc. Details are available from SDS Biotech.
MAMMALIAN TOXICOLOGY
Oral Acute oral LD50 for rats and mice >5000 mg/kg. Skin and eye Acute percutaneous LD50 for rats >2000 mg/kg. Not a skin irritant. Inhalation LC50 (4 h) for rats 3250 mg/m3. NOEL (1 y) for male dogs 30.6 mg/kg diet; (90 d) for male rats 3118, female rats 3430, male mice 1513, female mice 1336 mg/kg daily. No reproductive ill-effects observed in a 2-generation study on rats. Non-teratogenic at 1000 mg/kg in rats and rabbits. ADI 0.3 mg/kg. Toxicity class WHO (a.i.) U
ECOTOXICOLOGY
Birds Acute oral LD50 for bobwhite quail >2000 mg/kg. LC50 (5 d) for bobwhite quail >5000 ppm. Fish LC50 (48 h) for carp >40 ppm. Daphnia LC50 (3 h) for D. pulex >40 ppm.
ENVIRONMENTAL FATE
Soil/Environment DT50 in paddy soil c. 50 d.
|