2,4-D isooctyl ester
Agent Name
2,4-D isooctyl ester
CAS Number
25168-26-7
Formula
C16-H22-Cl2-O3
Major Category
Pesticides
Synonyms
2,4-D esters; 2,4-D-(iso-octyl); 2,4-D-isoctyl; 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, isooctyl ester; Acetic acid, (2,4-dichlorophenoxy)-, isooctyl ester; Agro-D-Ester; Agroxone 5; Amchem Amine 2,4-D Low Volatile Ester Weed Killer; Amoco 2,4-D LV Ester; Chipman 2,4-D Gran 20; Chipman 2,4-D Low Volatile Ester 4L; Chipman 2,4-D Low Volatile Ester 6; Chipman 2,4-D Low Volatile Ester 6L; Ded-weed sulv amine; Diamond Shamrock LO-VOL 4D; Diamond Shamrock LO-VOL 6D; Esteron 6E Herbicide; Esteron GE; FS LV 400 Weed Killer; Farmco DLV-400 Special; Felco LV 400 Weed Killer; Felco Low Volatile Ester 600; Green Cross Roadside 2,4-D Low Volatile Weed Killer; Greever's 2,4-D Low Volatile Ester Weed Killer; Henry Field's Lawn Weed Killer; Herbate Ester 80; Isooctyl 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetate; Isooctyl alcohol, (2,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetate; Isooktylester kyseliny 2,4-dichlorfenoxyoctove [Czech]; Line Rider LV-4D; Line Rider LV-6D; Miller's Lo Vol 4# 2,4-D; Monsanto 2,4-D Granular; Monsanto 2,4-D Low Volatile Ester; Naco LV-4D Weed Killer; Ortho 2,4-D LV Ester 4; Reed LV 2,4-D; Reed LV 400 2,4-D; Reed LV 600 2,4-D; Rhodia 2,4-D Low Volatile Ester 4L; Silvapron D; Stull's Low Volatile Weed Killer; Tobacco States Brand Ester 210; Visko-Rhap 2,4-D Low Volatile; Weedtrine-II; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Herbicides, Chlorophenoxy
Description
Yellow-brown liquid; [HSDB] Brown-yellow liquid; [MSDSonline]
Sources/Uses
2,4-D and derivatives: Used as herbicide for pastures, rangelands, cereals, corn, rice, nuts, turf, and aquatic, industrial, and commercial areas; [HSDB]
Comments
A skin and eye irritant; The esters of 2,4-D are hydrolyzed rapidly in the body to 2,4-D; Do not accumulate in mammals; Plasma half-life is about 1 day; Analysis of 2,4-D as esters and amine salts in 1982 found the esters more highly contaminated with dioxins; [HSDB] Now referred to as "2,4-D 2-Ethylhexyl ester", CAS# 1928-43-4; [EPA REDs] See "2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin." See "2,4D."
Restricted
No longer registered as a pesticide for use in the US; [HSDB]
Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
Vapor Pressure
7.06E-06 mm Hg
Adverse Effects
Hepatotoxin
Hepatoxic (a) from occupational exposure (secondary effect) or (b) in animal studies or in humans after ingestion
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
Processes
Industrial Processes with risk of exposure: