CAPTAN (Technical)
Description of Technical
Captan Technical is a Phthalimide fungicide with protective and curative action.
| Comon Name |
Captan |
| IUPAC Name |
N-(trichloromethylthio)cyclohex-4-ene-1,2-dicarboximide |
| C.A Name |
3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-2-[(trichloromethyl)thio]-1h-isoindole-1,3(2h)-dione |
| Chemical Family |
Phthalimide Fungicide |
| Structural Formula |
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| Empirical Formula |
C9H8Cl3NO2S |
| Molecular Weight |
300.6 |
| C.A.S. No. |
133-06-2 |
| Physical State |
Off white to light yellow powder |
| Melting Point |
174-1790C |
| Odour |
Mildly pungent odour |
| Density |
1.7g/l@200C |
| vapour Pressure |
<1.3mPa at 250C |
| Solubility in Water |
Practically insoluble (3.3mg/ltr at 250C in water Soluble in Chloroform |
| Stability |
Stable under normal temperatures and pressures. Rapid hydrolysis in alkali. |
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