Profenofos is a broad spectrum, foliar insecticide and acaricide with contact and stomach action. It is non-systemic but has an excellent translaminar action. It is effective against a wide range of chewing & sucking insects and mites on Cotton, Rice, Maize, Sugar beet, Soybeans, Vegetables, Tobacco, Oil seeds and other crops.

Physical and Chemical Properties Chemical name Profenofos Technical Purity 94.00% Min Water Content 0.20% Max Chemical Family Organophosphate IUPAC Name O-4-bromo-2-chlorophenyl O-ethyl S-propyl phosphorothioate Empirical formula C11H15Br ClO3PS C.A.S. No 41198 - 08 -7 Structural Formula Molecular Weight 373.6 Appearance Pale yellow liquid Odour Garlic like Specific gravity 1.455 at 20O C Boiling point 100°C Flash point 124°C Toxicity Route Species LD50 Mg/Kg of B/w Oral Rat 695 Dermal Rabbit >2000 Antidote Atropine Packing 200 Ltr UN approved Drums Formulation Available 50%EC, 43% EC, 72% EC Profenofos 40% + Cypermethrin 4% EC

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