Randox

Agent Name
Randox
CAS Number
93-71-0
Formula
C8-H12-Cl-N-O
Major Category
Pesticides
Randox formula graphical representation
Synonyms
2-Chloro-N,N-di-2-propenylacetamide; 2-Chloro-N,N-diallylacetamide; Acetamide, 2-chloro-N,N-di-2-propenyl-; Acetamide, 2-chloro-N,N-diallyl-; Acetamide, N,N-diallyl-2-chloro-; Alidochlor; Alidochlore; Allidochlor; Allidochlor [ISO]; CDAAT; CP 6,343; Cdaat; Diallylamid kyseliny chloroctove [Czech]; Diallylchloroacetamide; N,N-Diallyl-2-chloroacetamide; N,N-Diallylchloroacetamide; Rantox T; alpha-Chloro-N,N-diallylacetamide; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Herbicides, Other
Description
Amber liquid or solid; mp = 145 deg C; [HSDB] Clear colorless liquid; [MSDSonline]
Sources/Uses
Formerly used as a selective pre-emergence herbicide for corn, soy beans, vegetables, and other crops; [HSDB]
Comments
A moderate skin and eye irritant; High-dose animal studies: No adverse effects in 90-day studies of rats and dogs fed up to 200 ppm; Caused skin burns in rabbits; Convulsions, coma, and liver degeneration at lethal doses; [HSDB] May cause severe skin and eye irritation; [CAMEO] A skin and eye irritant; [eChemPortal: ESIS]
Restricted
No longer registered as a pesticide for use in the US; [HSDB]
Biomedical References

Exposure Assessment

Vapor Pressure
0.0094 mm Hg

Adverse Effects

Neurotoxin
Other CNS neurotoxin
Hepatotoxin
Hepatoxic (a) from occupational exposure (secondary effect) or (b) in animal studies or in humans after ingestion
Dermatotoxin
Skin burns

Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent

Processes

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