NOMENCLATURE

Common name clethodim (BSI, ANSI, draft E-ISO); clétodime ((f) draft F-ISO)

IUPAC name (?-2-[(E)-1-[(E)-3-chloroallyloxyimino]propyl]-5-[2-(ethylthio)propyl]-3-hydroxycyclohex-2-enone 

Chemical Abstracts name (E,E)-(?-2-[1-[[(3-chloro-2-propenyl)oxy]imino]propyl]-5-[2-(ethylthio)propyl]-3-hydroxy-2-cyclohexen-1-one 

CAS RN [99129-21-2]  Development codes RE-45601 (Chevron) 

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY

Composition Tech. is >91% pure.  Mol. wt. 359.9  M.f. C₁₇H₂₆ClNO₃S  Form Clear, amber liquid.  B.p. Decomposes below boiling point.  V.p. <1 ´ 10^-2 mPa (20 ºC)