Chemical Properties
Buff to light-brown flakes.
Soluble in water, methanol, acetone.
Uses
Industrial preservative (bactericide and fungi-
cide).
General Description
Light tan solid. Insoluble in water. Used as a defoliant and herbicide. Use in the U.S. has been restricted, because synthesis generates significant amounts of dioxin as a byproduct. A major component of "Agent Orange" during the Vietnam War era.
Air & Water Reactions
Insoluble in water.
Health Hazard
INHALATION: Inflamed mucous membranes. EYES: Contact may cause irritation and swelling. SKIN: Irritation, rashes and swelling. INGESTION: Weakness and lethargy, anorexia, diarrhea, spasticity and possible death from ventricular fibrillation and subsequent cardiac arrest.
