Tricamba
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| Preferred IUPAC name
2,3,5-trichloro-6-methoxybenzoic acid | |
| Other names
3,5,6-trichloro-o-anisic acid
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.017.260 |
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| Properties | |
| C8H5Cl3O3 | |
| Molar mass | 255.48 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | White crystalline solid[1] |
| Slightly soluble[1] | |
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Main hazards
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Moderate toxicity, respiratory, eye and skin irritation[2] |
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| H302, H315, H319, H335 | |
| P261, P264, P264+P265, P270, P271, P280, P301+P317, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P319, P321, P330, P332+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P403+P233, P405, P501 | |
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LD50 (median dose)
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Related compounds
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Dicamba |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references
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Tricamba is an obsolete benzoic acid herbicide once used to control annual and perennial weeds. Compare dicamba. It is selective, systemic, and absorbed through leaves.[2] It was introduced in the early 1960s.[1]
Chemical properties
Tricamba is achiral,[3] and while only slightly soluble in water, is soluble in most organic solvents, and forms water-soluble alkali metal salts. It is stable to oxidation and hydrolisis under conventional conditions.[1]
Safety
Tricamba is of low toxicity to mammals and birds. Its LD50 ranges from 283 to 951 mg/kg depending on species. It is of low dietary toxicity, and is unlikely to be hazardous in normal agricultural usage. Tricamba is significantly more toxic than dicamba.[1]
Tradenames
It has been sold under the tradename "Banvel T".[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Edson, E. F.; Sanderson, D. M. (1 January 1965). "Toxicity of the herbicides, 2-methoxy-3,6-dichlorobenzoic acid (dicamba) and 2-methoxy-3,5,6-trichlorobenzoic acid (tricamba)". Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. 3: 299–304. doi:10.1016/S0015-6264(65)80088-8. PMID 5861114.
- ^ a b c Lewis, K.A., Tzilivakis, J., Warner, D. and Green, A. (2016) An international database for pesticide risk assessments and management. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal, 22(4), 1050-1064. DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2015.1133242 Link: http://sitem.herts.ac.uk/aeru/ppdb/en/Reports/3614.htm
- ^ "GSRS". gsrs.ncats.nih.gov.
- ^ "Document Display (PURL) | NSCEP | US EPA". nepis.epa.gov.
Links
- Tricamba in the Pesticide Properties DataBase (PPDB)
- Tricamba, EPA

