Chemistry:Butroxydim

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Butroxydim
Butroxydim Structure.svg
Names
IUPAC name
5-(3-Butanoyl-2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-2-[1-(ethoxyamino)propylidene]cyclohexane-1,3-dione
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 414-790-3
KEGG
UNII
Properties
C24H33NO4
Molar mass 399.531 g·mol−1
Appearance white solid
Melting point 80 °C (176 °F; 353 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Butroxydim is a chemical used as a herbicide. It is a group A herbicide used to kill grass weeds in a range of broadacre crops.[1] Structurally related herbicides against grasses are alloxydim, sethoxydim, clethodim, and cycloxydim. [2]

References

  1. "Butroxydim 250". http://www.herbiguide.com.au/Descriptions/hg_Butroxydim_250.htm. 
  2. Watson, Keith G. (2011). "Cyclohexane-1,3-dione Oxime Ether Grass-Specific Herbicides and the Discovery of Butroxydim". Australian Journal of Chemistry 64 (4): 367. doi:10.1071/CH10366.