dicloran (Botran) Chemical Profile 2/85
dicloran
CHEMICAL NAME: 2,6-Dichloro-4-nitroaniline (56)
TRADE NAME(S): Botran, Botec (56)
FORMULATION(S): 50% wettable powder, dusts 4%, 8%; flowable
(Gustafson Botran 30-C) (56).
TYPE: Chlorinated nitroaniline fungicide
BASIC PRODUCER(S): TUCO, Division of the Upjohn Co.
9823-190-1
Kalamazoo, MI 49001
STATUS: General use
PRINCIPAL USES: Active against Botrytis, Monilinia, Rhizopus,
Sclerotinia and Sclerotium species. For use on apricots (pre and
postharvest), blackberries, boysenberries, carrots (postharvest),
cotton, cucumbers (greenhouse), garlic, grapes, lettuce, nectarines
(pre and postharvest), onions, peaches (pre and postharvest), plum and
prune (pre and postharvest), Irish potatoes, red raspberries,
rhubarb (hot house), snap beans, sweet cherries (pre and postharvest),
tomatoes (greenhouse), sweet potatoes (plant bed and postharvest),
peanut seed, and ornamental plants (56).
I. EFFICACY
Active against Botrytis, Monilinia, Rhizopus, Sclerotinia and
Sclerotium species (56).
II. PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
MOLECULAR FORMULA: C6 H4 Cl2 N2 O2 (26)
MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 207.0 (26)
PHYSICAL STATE: Yellow crystalline solid (pure compound);
brownish-yellow (tech. product) (26).
MELTING POINT: 195 C (pure compound) (26)
VAPOR PRESSURE: 1.2 x 10-6 mmHg at 20 C (pure compound) (26)
SOLUBILITY: Practically insoluble in water (pure compound) (26)
III. HEALTH HAZARD INFORMATION
OSHA STANDARD: NA
NIOSH RECOMMENDED LIMIT: NA
ACGIH RECOMMENDED LIMIT: NA
TOXICOLOGY
A. ACUTE TOXICITY
ORAL: LD50 = >5000 mg/kg (rat) (56)
B. SUBACUTE AND CHRONIC TOXICITY:
In 2-yr feeding trials rats receiving 1000 mg/kg diet suffered no
ill-effect (26).
IV. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
Moderate hazard to birds, fish and beneficial insects.
Phytotoxicity has occurred when mixed with certain organophosphorous
insecticides (48).
It is rapidly metabolized in rats and is excreted in the urine as
the sulphate conjugate of 3,5-dichloro-4-aminophenol. In plants it is
metabolized to polar compounds (26).
V. EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES
The chemical information provided below has been condensed
from original source documents, primarily from "Recognition and
Management of Pesticide Poisonings", 3rd ed. by Donald P. Morgan,
which have been footnoted. This information has been provided in
this form for your convenience and general guidance only. In
specific cases, further consultation and reference may be required
and is recommended. This information is not intended as a sub-
stitute for a more exhaustive review of the literature nor for the
judgement of a physician or other trained professional.
If poisoning is suspected, do not wait for symptoms to develop.
Contact a physician, the nearest hospital, or the nearest Poison
Control Center.
SKIN CONTACT: Remove contaminated clothing and wash skin with
soap and water (50a).
EYE CONTACT: Flush with water. If eye irritation persists call
a physician (50a).
VI. FIRE AND EXPLOSION INFORMATION
To be developed.
VII. COMPATIBILITY
Incompatible with miscible oil formulations of organic phosphate
insecticides (48).
VIII. PROTECTIVE MEASURES
STORAGE AND HANDLING: Keep out of the reach of children. Harmful if
swallowed. Avoid contact with skin and eyes (50a).
IX. PROCEDURES FOR SPILLS AND LEAKS
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, CALL, DAY OR NIGHT
(800) 424-9300
PESTICIDE TEAM SAFETY NETWORK/CHEMTREC
X. LITERATURE CITED
26. The Pesticide Manual: A World Compendium, 6th ed. 1979. C. R.
Worthing, ed. The British Crop Protection Council, Croydon,
England. 655 pp.
48. Harding, W.C. 1979-80. Pesticide profiles, part two: fungicides
and nematicides. Univ. Maryland, Coop. Ext. Service Bull.
283, 22 pp.
50a. Tuco, Division of the Upjohn Co. 1983. Specimen label: Botran
75W fungicide. Kalamazoo, MI.
56. Farm Chemicals Handbook, 70th ed. 1984. R. T. Meister, G. L.
Berg, C. Sine, S. Meister, and J. Poplyk, eds. Meister
Publishing Co., Willoughby, OH.
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