Dicamba dimethylamine
Agent Name
Dicamba dimethylamine
CAS Number
2300-66-5
Formula
C8-H6-Cl2-O3.C2-H7-N
Major Category
Pesticides
Synonyms
2-Methoxy-3,6-dichlorobenzoic acid dimethylamine salt; 3,6-Dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid compd. with N-methylmethanamine (1:1); Banex; Banvel; Banvel 200; Banvel 4S; Banvel D; Dianate; Dicamba amine; Dicamba dimethylamine salt; Dicamba-dimethylammonium; Dimethylamine salt of dicamba; Dimethylamine, 3,6-dichloro-o-anisate; Dimethylammonium 2-methoxy-3,6-dichlorobenzoate; Dimethylammonium 3,6-dichloro-2-methoxybenzoate; Dimethylammonium 3,6-dichloro-o-anisate; Methanamine, N-methyl-, 3,6-dichloro-2-methoxybenzoate; o-Anisic acid, 3,6-dichloro-, compd. with dimethylamine (1:1); [ChemIDplus]
Category
Herbicides, Chlorophenoxy
Description
Colorless to white solid; [CAMEO]
Sources/Uses
Registered for use as a herbicide on right-of-ways, crops (asparagus, barley, corn, oats, millet, rye, sorghum, soybeans, sugarcane, and wheat), turf, pasture, and rangeland; There are 434 dicamba products; [Reference #1]
Comments
A severe eye irritant that can cause corrosive type injuries; [MSDSonline] see "Dicamba."
Reference Link #1
Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
Lethal Concentration
LC50 (rat) >5,300 mg/m3;
Adverse Effects
Neurotoxin
Other CNS neurotoxin
Dermatotoxin
Skin burns
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
Processes
Industrial Processes with risk of exposure: