2,4-D is a selective herbicide which kills broad-leaved plants but not grasses or conifers. Its chemical structure is a modification of a naturally occurring plant hormone. 2,4-D is available as the free acid but is ...

Isophorone is a colourless liquid. Its odour has been described as similar to those of peppermint and camphor. It is soluble in water and is miscible in all proportions with aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, alcohols, ...

Pure methyl parathion is crystalline and white. It is relatively insoluble in water, poorly soluble in petroleum ether and mineral oils, and readily soluble in most organic solvents. Methyl parathion is stable at pH 1-7, ...

Trimellitic anhydride is a white solid in the firm of flakes. It is readily hydrolysed in water to trimellitic acid, which is moderately soluble in water. Trimellitic anhydride is readily soluble in acetone, cyclohexanone, ...

White spirit is a mixture of saturated aliphatic and alicyclic C7 to C2 hydrocarbons with a maximum content of 25% of C7 to C 12 alkyl aromatic hydrocarbons.

Mirex is a white crystalline, odourless solid with a melting point of 485 °C. It is soluble in several organic solvents including tetrahydrofuran (30%), carbon disulfide (18%), chloroform (17%), and benzene (12%), but is ...

2-Propanol is a colourless highly flammable liquid with an odour resembling that of a mixture of ethanol and acetone. The compound is completely miscible with water, ethanol, acetone, chloroform, and benzene. Analytical ...

1-Propanol is a colourless, highly flammable liquid that is volatile at room temperature and normal atmospheric pressure. It is miscible with water and organic solvents. Analytical methods for propanol include gas ...

Thallium is a soft and malleable heavy metal with a bluish-white colour. Its relative molecular mass is 204.38. Its most important compound is the colourless, odourless and tasteless thallium(l) sulfate, previously used ...

Methomyl is a white crystalline solid with a melting point of 77 °C. It is soluble in water and in many organic solvents. It is stable at temperatures up to 140 °C; the autoignition temperature is 265 °C. Methomyl is stable ...