Common Name
A common name of a compound is a non-systematic, traditional, or trivial name often derived from its source, historical use, or physical properties rather than its chemical structure. Unlike systematic (IUPAC) names, common names are frequently used in daily life, industry, or commerce for convenience.
For example, Water (H2O) instead of dihydrogen monoxide,or salt for sodium chloride (NaCL).
Topramezone
Topramezone belongs to the pyrazolone class of herbicides, which act by inhibiting the enzyme 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD). Other herbicides that inhibit HPPD in plants, depleting plastoquinone and carotenoids and causing …
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Indaziflam is a cellulose biosynthesis inhibitor used as a pre-emergence herbicide to control annual grasses and broad-leaved weeds, and it belongs to the alkylazine group of compounds. Oral administration of …
Read MorePyrasulfotole
Pyrasulfotole is absorbed rapidly following oral dosing (approximately 60% was absorbed) and excreted unchanged as pyrasulfotole within 24 hrs, mostly in the urine. A small fraction was excreted in faeces …
Read MoreFuazifop-P-butyl
Fluazifop-p-butyl (FPB) is a selective aryloxyphenoxypropionate herbicide which is an acetyl-CoA carboxylase inhibitor that derives from an enantiomer of a (S)-fuazifop-P-butyl (National Center for Biotechnology Information). The phytotoxicity of …
Read MoreDimethenamid-p
The commonly used amides and acetamides include bensulide, dimethenamid-P and propanil. Dimethenamid-P is characterised by a moderate acute toxicity orally and low acute toxicity dermally or by inhalation (Oral LD50 …
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Saflufenacil has low acute toxicity via the oral, dermal and inhalation routes of exposure (Toxicity category III or IV). It is slightly irritating to the eye (Toxicity category III). It …
Read MoreFenchlorazole-ethyl
Fenchlorazole-ethyl is a herbicide safener used to enhance the tolerance of wheat to fenoxaprop-ethyl and fenoxaprop-P-ethy. Safeners are agrochemicals which enhance tolerance to herbicides in cereals including wheat by elevating the …
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