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Butylate

CAS Number: 2008-41-5

Basic Information

The chemical structure of Butylate Synonym(s): Anelda; bis(2-methylpropyl)carbamothioic acid S-ethyl ester; Diisocarb; Butilate; Butylate; Butylate ; BUTYLATE (S-ETHYL, N,N-DIISOBUTYLTHIOCARBAMATE); Ethyl bis(2-methylpropyl)carbamothioate; Ethyl diisobutylthiocarbamate; Ethyl N,N-diisobutylthiocarbama
Formula: C11H23NOS
Molecular Weight: 217.68
Boiling Point (°C): 130 at 10 mm Hg
Contaminant Type: Butylate is an herbicide.

Solubility (in water)

  • Solubility: 46 mg/l g
    Temperature (°C): 20

Half-Life (in soil unless otherwise noted)

  • t1/2: 13 days al
  • t1/2: 11-12 days al
    Environment: 0-10 cm soil layer of silt loam and clay loam soil
  • t1/2: 31-36 days al
    Environment: 20-30 cm soil layer of silt loam and clay loam soil
  • t1/2: ~10 days al
    Environment: in a soil previously exposed to sutan
  • t1/2: 1.5-3 weeks al
    Environment: under crop growing conditions
  • t1/2: 3-10 weeks h
    Environment: aerobic moist soils
  • t1/2: 13 weeks h
    Environment: anaerobic soil
  • t1/2: 3 weeks h
    Environment: loamy soil

Toxicity Effects

  • Organism Type: Birds h
    Common Name: Mallard
    Scientific Name: Anas platyrhynchos
    Toxicity: >4640 mg/kg
    Test: LD50
  • Organism Type: Fish h
    Common Name: Bluegill
    Scientific Name: Lepomis macrochirus
    Toxicity: 6.9 mg/l
    Test: 96h LC50
    Formulation: Sutan
  • Organism Type: Fish h
    Common Name: Rainbow trout
    Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus mykiss
    Toxicity: 4.2 mg/l
    Test: 96h LC50
    Formulation: Sutan
  • Organism Type: Fish g
    Common Name: Rainbow trout
    Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus mykiss
    Toxicity: 5.2 mg/l
    Test: 96h LC50
  • Organism Type: Mammals h
    Common Name: Guinea pig
    Gender: Male
    Toxicity: 1659 mg/kg
    Test: LD50
  • Organism Type: Mammals g
    Common Name: Rat
    Scientific Name: Muridae (Family)
    Toxicity: 3500-5431 mg/kg
    Test: LD50
  • Organism Type: Mammals g
    Common Name: Rat
    Scientific Name: Muridae (Family)
    Toxicity: 3500-5431 mg/kg
    Test: LD50
  • Organism Type: Mammals g
    Common Name: Rat
    Scientific Name: Muridae (Family)
    Toxicity: 3500-5431 mg/kg
    Test: LD50
  • Organism Type: Mammals h
    Common Name: Rat
    Scientific Name: Muridae (Family)
    Gender: Female
    Toxicity: 5431 mg/kg
    Test: LD50
  • Organism Type: Mammals k
    Common Name: Rat
    Scientific Name: Muridae (Family)
    Gender: Female
    Toxicity: 5431 mg/kg
    Test: LD50
  • Organism Type: Mammals k
    Common Name: Rat
    Scientific Name: Muridae (Family)
    Toxicity: 4000 mg/kg
    Test: LD50
  • Organism Type: Mammals k
    Common Name: Rat
    Scientific Name: Muridae (Family)
    Gender: Male
    Toxicity: 4659 mg/kg
    Test: LD50

Soil Organic Carbon/Water Partition Coefficients

  • Koc: 185-400 al
  • Koc: 2.73 k
    Formulation: log - calculated

Octanol-Water Partition Coefficients

  • Log Kow: 4.1461 h
    Notes: Source did not specify type of partition coeffecient or if value was the log
  • Log Kow: 4.15 k

Work Cited

g Meister, R. T., and C. Sine (Ed). 2003. Crop Protection Handbook, volume 89. Meister Publishing Company, Willoughby, OH.
h Extension Toxicology Network. Pages retrieved November, 2003 from http://ace.orst.edu/info/extoxnet/. Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR.
k Montgomery, J. H. 1993. Agrochemicals Desk Reference: Environmental Data. Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL.
al Speclab.com. 2003. Spectrum chemcial fact sheet. Pages retrieved April 2005 from http://www.speclab.com/compound/. Spectrum Laboratory Inc, Ft. Lauderdale, FL and Savannah, GA.