Chlortoluron

Chlortoluron
Skeletal formula of chlortoluron
Ball-and-stick model of the chlortoluron molecule
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
N′-(3-Chloro-4-methylphenyl)-N,N-dimethylurea
Other names
CTU, chlorotoluron, 3-(3-Chloro-4-methylphenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.035.978 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 239-592-2
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C10H13ClN2O/c1-7-4-5-8(6-9(7)11)12-10(14)13(2)3/h4-6H,1-3H3,(H,12,14) checkY
    Key: JXCGFZXSOMJFOA-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • Clc1cc(NC(=O)N(C)C)ccc1C
Properties[1]
C10H13ClN2O
Molar mass 212.67602
Melting point 148 °C (298 °F; 421 K)
log P 2.41
Hazards[2]
GHS labelling:
GHS08: Health hazardGHS09: Environmental hazard
Warning
H351, H361d, H410
P201, P202, P273, P281, P308+P313, P391, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Chlortoluron, chlorotoluron and CTU are the common names[3] for an organic compound of the phenylurea class of herbicides used to control broadleaf and annual grass weeds in cereal crops.

  1. ^ EPA Comptox database. "Chlorotoluron". comptox.epa.gov. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  2. ^ PubChem database. "Chlorotoluron". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
  3. ^ "Compendium of Pesticide Common Names". alanwood.net.