12-06787. Norea [Archived]

Nomenclature

CAS number: 18530-56-8
N,N-Dimethyl-N′-(octahydro-4,7-methano-1H-inden-5-yl)urea; 3-(hexahydro-4,7-methanoindan-5-yl)-1,1-dimethylurea; noruron; Hercules 7531; Herban (Hercules).
C13H22N2O; mol wt 222.33.
C 70.23%, H 9.97%, N 12.60%, O 7.20%.

Description and references

Prepn: Diveley, Pombo, US 3150179 (1964 to Hercules). Microbial degradn: Murray et al., Weed Sci. 17, 52 (1969).

Chemical structure

Properties

Crystals from aq ethanol, mp 176-178°. Sol in acetone, cyclohexanone; slightly sol in benzene, toluene. Practically insol in water, hexane.

Use

Herbicide.

Status

This monograph has been retired and is no longer subject to revision or update.