Asulam

Asulam

Names
IUPAC name N-(4-Aminophenyl)sulfonylcarbamic acid methyl ester
Identifiers
CAS Number	3337-71-1 Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:81696 N
ChemSpider	17707 Y
Jmol 3D model	Interactive image
KEGG	C18350 Y
PubChem	18752
InChI InChI=1S/C8H10N2O4S/c1-14-8(11)10-15(12,13)7-4-2-6(9)3-5-7/h2-5H,9H2,1H3,(H,10,11) Y Key: VGPYEHKOIGNJKV-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y InChI=1/C8H10N2O4S/c1-14-8(11)10-15(12,13)7-4-2-6(9)3-5-7/h2-5H,9H2,1H3,(H,10,11) Key: VGPYEHKOIGNJKV-UHFFFAOYAJ
SMILES O=S(=O)(c1ccc(N)cc1)NC(=O)OC
Properties
Chemical formula	C8H10N2O4S
Molar mass	230.241 g/mol
Density	1.419 g/mL
Vapor pressure	{{{value}}}
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Asulam is a herbicide invented by May & Baker Ltd , and internally called M&B9057 and used in horticulture and agriculture. It is used to kill bracken and docks also used as an antiviral agent. It is currently marketed, by United Phosphorus Ltd - UPL, as "Asulox" which contains 400 g/L of asulam sodium salt.

Asulam was declared not approved by the "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1045/2011 of 19 October 2011 concerning the non-approval of the active substance asulam, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending Commission Decision 2008/934/EC (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2011:275:0023:0024:EN:PDF).

Further reading

• Asulam in the Pesticide Properties DataBase (PPDB)