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            pendimethalinHerbicide
 HRAC  K1 WSSA  3; dinitroaniline
 
     
 NOMENCLATURE Common name pendimethalin (BSI, E-ISO, ANSI, WSSA); pendiméthaline ((f) F-ISO); penoxalin* (former WSSA name)
 IUPAC name N-(1-ethylpropyl)-2,6-dinitro-3,4-xylidine
 Chemical Abstracts name N-(1-ethylpropyl)-3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitrobenzenamine
 CAS RN [40487-42-1]  EEC no. 254-938-2  Development codes AC 92 553 (Cyanamid)
 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY Composition Tech. grade is 90% pure.  Mol. wt. 281.3  M.f. C13H19N3O4  Form Orange-yellow crystals.  M.p. 54-58 ºC  B.p. Decomposes on distillation.  V.p. 1.94 mPa (25 ºC)  KOW logP = 5.2  S.g./density 1.19 at 25 ºC  Solubility In water 0.33 mg/l (20 ºC). In acetone 800, xylene >800, hexane 48.98, dichloromethane >800, (all in g/l, 20 ºC). Readily soluble in benzene, toluene, and chloroform. Slightly soluble in petroleum ether and petrol.  Stability Very stable in storage; store above 5 ºC and below 130 ºC. Stable to acids and alkalis. Slowly decomposed by light. DT50 in water <21 d.
 COMMERCIALISATION History Herbicide reported by P. L. Sprankle (Proc. Br. Weed Control Conf., 12th, 1974, 2, 825). Introduced by American Cyanamid Co. (now BASF AG).  Patents BE 816837; US 4199669  Manufacturers BASF; Feinchemie Schwebda; Rallis; Sundat
 APPLICATIONS Biochemistry Microtubule assembly inhibition.  Mode of action Selective herbicide, absorbed by the roots and leaves. Affected plants die shortly after germination or following emergence from the soil.  Uses Control of most annual grasses and many annual broad-leaved weeds, at 0.6-2.4 kg/ha, in cereals, onions, leeks, garlic, fennel, maize, sorghum, rice, soya beans, peanuts, brassicas, carrots, celery, black salsify, peas, field beans, lupins, evening primrose, tulips, potatoes, cotton, hops, pome fruit, stone fruit, berry fruit (including strawberries), citrus fruit, lettuce, aubergines, capsicums, established turf, and in transplanted tomatoes, sunflowers, and tobacco. Applied pre-plant incorporated, pre-emergence, pre-transplanting, or early post-emergence. Also used for control of suckers in tobacco. Phytotoxicity Injury to maize may occur if used as a pre-plant, soil-incorporated treatment.  Formulation types EC; GR; SC; WG.  Selected products: 'Herbadox' (BASF); 'Prowl' (BASF); 'Stomp' (BASF); 'Mopup' (Crop Health); 'Pressto' (Cequisa); 'Tremor' (Barclay)
 OTHER PRODUCTS 'Claymore' (BASF); 'Go-Go-San' (BASF, Kumiai); 'Pendulum' (BASF); 'Pentagon' (BASF); 'Ipimethalin-L' (Dintec); 'Pendimax' (Dow AgroSciences); 'Repose' (Cedar); 'Tata Panida' (Rallis); 'Valeran' (IQV) mixtures: 'Celtic' (+ picolinafen) (BASF); 'Chacal' (+ imazamethabenz-methyl) (BASF); 'Chekway' (+ imazaquin-ammonium) (BASF); 'Crystal' (+ flufenacet) (BASF); 'Elite' (+ imazethapyr) (BASF); 'Encore' (+ isoproturon) (BASF); 'Impuls' (+ bentazone) (BASF); 'Indiana' (+ metolachlor) (BASF); 'Jolt' (+ isoproturon) (BASF); 'Malibu Pack' (+ flufenacet) (BASF); 'Megaplus' (+ imazamethabenz-methyl) (BASF); 'Merit' (+ simazine) (BASF); 'Nirvana' (+ imazamox) (France) (BASF); 'PicoPro' (+ picolinafen) (BASF); 'Pursuit Plus' (+ imazethapyr) (BASF); 'Squadron' (+ imazaquin-ammonium) (BASF); 'Steel' (+ imazaquin+ imazethapyr) (BASF); 'Treplik Duo' (+ neburon) (BASF); 'Trump' (+ isoproturon) (BASF); 'Bullet' (+ cyanazine) (Feinchemie Schwebda); 'Comboral' (+ trifluralin) (Dow AgroSciences); 'Galaxy' (+ clomazone) (FMC); 'Pendanil' (+ propanil) (Crystal); 'Preclaim' (+ fenoxaprop-P-ethyl) (Bayer CropScience) Discontinued products: 'Sovereign' * (Novartis) mixtures: 'Activus' * (+ cyanazine) (Cyanamid); 'Monarch' * (+ prometryn) (Cyanamid); 'Oklahoma' * (+ imazamox) (BASF); 'Structure' * (+ imazaquin+ imazethapyr) (BASF); 'Totem' * (+ chlorotoluron) (Cyanamid); 'Primafit' * (+ terbuthylazine) (Novartis)
 ANALYSIS Product analysis by glc with FID (J. C. Wyckoff, Anal. Methods Pestic. Plant Growth Regul., 1978, 10, 461). Residues of the 4-hydroxymethyl analogue (after formation of a derivative) and of pendimethalin determined by glc with ECD (idem, ibid.).
 MAMMALIAN TOXICOLOGY Oral Acute oral LD50 for rats >5000, male mice 1620, female mice 1340, rabbits >5000, beagle dogs >5000 mg/kg.  Skin and eye Acute percutaneous LD50 for rabbits >2000 mg/kg. Non-irritating to skin and eyes (rabbits).  Inhalation LC50 for rats >320 mg/l.  NOEL In 2 y feeding trials, rats receiving 100 mg/kg diet showed no ill-effects.  Water GV 20 mg/l (TDI 5 mg/kg b.w.).  Toxicity class WHO (a.i.) III; EPA (formulation) III  EC classification R43| N; R50, R53
 ECOTOXICOLOGY Birds Acute LD50 for mallard ducks 1421 mg/kg b.w. Dietary LC50 (8 d) for bobwhite quail 4187 mg/kg.  Fish LC50 (96 h) for rainbow trout 0.14, bluegill sunfish 0.2, channel catfish 0.42 mg/l.  Daphnia EC50 (48 h) 0.28 mg/l.  Bees LD50 (topical) >101.2 mg/bee.
 ENVIRONMENTAL FATE Animals In rats, the major metabolic routes for pendimethalin involve hydroxylation of the 4-methyl and N-1-ethyl groups, oxidation of these alkyl groups to carboxylic acids, nitro-reduction, cyclisation and conjugation (J. Zulian, J. Agric. Food Chem., 1990, 38, 1743).  Plants In plants, the 4-methyl group on the benzene ring is oxidised to the carboxylic acid via the alcohol. The amino nitrogen is also oxidised. At harvest time, residues in crops are below the validated sensitivity of the analytical method (0.05 ppm).  Soil/Environment In soil, the 4-methyl group on the benzene ring is oxidised to the carboxylic acid via the alcohol; the amino nitrogen is also oxidised. DT50 in soil is 3-4 mo (A. Walker & W. Bond, Pestic. Sci., 1977, 8, 359). Kd ranges from 2.23 (0.01% o.m., pH 6.6) to 1638 (16.9% o.m., pH 6.8) (H. J. Pedersen et al., Pestic. Sci., 1995, 44, 131).
 
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