Common name: Propiconazole
Chemical name:
(±)-1-[2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-propyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-ylmethyl]-1H-1,2,4-triazole
Chemical class: Fungicide
Molecular formula: C15H17Cl2N3O2
CAS NO.: 60207-90-1
Properties:
Yellowish, odourless, viscous liquid (tech.).
M.p.: -23°C (glass transition temperature).
B.p.: 99.9°C (0.32Pa); 120°C (1.9 Pa); >250°C (101 kPa).
V.p.: 2.7×10-2 mPa (20°C); 5.6×10-2 mPa (25°C).
S.g./density: 1.29 (20°C).
In water: 100 mg/L (20°C).
In n-hexane: 47 g/L.
Completely miscible with ethanol, acetone, toluene, and n-octanol (25°C).
Mode of action:
Systemic foliar fungicide with protective and curative action, with translocation acropetally in the xylem.
Usage:
Systemic foliar fungicide with a broad range of activity, at 100-150 g/ha. On cereals, it controls diseases caused by Cochliobolus sativus, Erysiphe graminis, Leptosphaeria nodorum, Puccinia spp., Pyrenophora teres, Pyrenophora tritici-repentis, Rhynchosporium secalis and Septoria spp. In bananas, control of Mycosphaerella musicola and Mycosphaerella fijiensis var. difformis. Other uses are in turf against Sclerotinia homoeocarpa, Rhizoctonia solani, Puccinia spp. and Erysiphe graminis; in rice against Rhizoctonia solani, Helminthosporium oryzae and dirty panicle complex;
Normal Formulations:
95% Tech, 50% WDG, 25% EC
