Solid. Insoluble in water; soluble in most
organic solvents.
The commercial production process of erbon is not described in open literature. However, based on its structure its former commercial production would have followed the same strategy used for other chlorophenoxy esters: preparation of the 2,4,5 trichlorophenoxyethanol precursor, synthesis of the 2,2 dichloropropanoyl chloride or equivalent acylating reagent, and esterification under controlled conditions, followed by purification to technical grade.
ChEBI: Erbon is an aromatic ether. It has a role as a phenoxy herbicide.
Toxic by inhalation and ingestion, strong
irritant to eyes and skin.
Selective action. Synthetic auxin with action like indole acetic acid
Moderately toxic by ingestion. Used as a herbicide to control perennial broadleaf weeds. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of Clí.
