2,4,5-T, isobutyl ester

Synonyms

2,4,5-T isobutyl ester; 2,4,5-T-isobutyl; 2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid isobutyl ester; Acetic acid, (2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy)-, 2-methylpropyl ester; Acetic acid, (2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy)-, isobutyl ester; Isobutyl 2,4,5-T; Isobutyl 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetate; [ChemIDplus]

Category

Herbicides, Chlorophenoxy

Description

2,4,5,-T esters: Amber to dark amber liquid; [HSDB] Off-white solid; [CAMEO]

Sources/Uses

Used as herbicide for food crops, sugarcane, rangeland, and industrial areas; [HSDB]

Comments

2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid esters: Solids; Mild eye irritants that may cause transient corneal injury; [CAMEO] A skin and eye irritant; Chlorophenoxy compounds have a plasma half-life of about 1 day and do not accumulate in mammals; [HSDB] See "2,4,5T."

No longer registered as a pesticide for use in the US; [HSDB]

Biomedical References

Hepatoxic (a) from occupational exposure (secondary effect) or (b) in animal studies or in humans after ingestion

Processes

Industrial Processes with risk of exposure:

• Farming (Pesticides)