BCPC (herbicide)

BCPC (herbicide)
Names
	IUPAC name (2RS)-butan-2-yl (3-chlorophenyl)carbamate
	Preferred IUPAC name rac-(2R)-butan-2-yl (3-chlorophenyl)carbamate
	Other names NSC-74793; NSC-2475; BP 9; sec-butyl N-(3-chlorophenyl)carbamate; 1-methylpropyl N-(3-chlorophenyl)carbamate; sec-Butyl alcohol, m-chlorocarbanilate;
Identifiers
CAS Number	2164-13-8;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	15701;
PubChem CID	16561;
UNII	2N91I87D2B;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID90874212 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C11H14ClNO2/c1-3-8(2)15-11(14)13-10-6-4-5-9(12)7-10/h4-8H,3H2,1-2H3,(H,13,14) Key: CURLHBZYTFVCRG-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES CCC(C)OC(=O)NC1=CC(=CC=C1)Cl;
Properties
Chemical formula	C11H14ClNO2
Molar mass	227.69 g·mol−1
Density	1,193 kg/cu.m
Boiling point	269.4 °C (516.9 °F; 542.5 K)
Hazards
Flash point	116.8 °C (242.2 °F; 389.9 K)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

BCPC (short for butan-2-yl (3-chlorophenyl)carbamate) is a defunct carbamate herbicide used prëemergently to control weeds on cotton. It was widely used in the 1970s, rare by the 2000s and considered obsolete in 2010.^[1]^[4]

It is not registered for use in the UK or the EU.^[1]

Chemically, BCPC is racemic.^[2]

Under the HRAC classification BCPC is a Group E (Australia), Group K2 (global), Group 23 (numeric) herbicide,^[1] acting by inhibiting cell division and microtubule organization and polymerization.

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Hertfordshire, University of. "BCPC (Ref: NSC-2475)". sitem.herts.ac.uk. Pesticide Properties Database (PPDB). Retrieved 30 March 2026.
1 2 "NCATS Inxight Drugs — SEC-BUTYL N-(3-CHLOROPHENYL)CARBAMATE". drugs.ncats.io.
1 2 "CAS Common Chemistry". commonchemistry.cas.org.
↑ "BCPC data sheet". www.bcpcpesticidecompendium.org. BCPC. Retrieved 30 March 2026.

External links

BCPC (herbicide) in the Pesticide Properties DataBase (PPDB)

[database-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Hertfordshire, University of. "BCPC (Ref: NSC-2475)". sitem.herts.ac.uk. Pesticide Properties Database (PPDB). Retrieved 30 March 2026.

[poopie-2] 1 2 "NCATS Inxight Drugs — SEC-BUTYL N-(3-CHLOROPHENYL)CARBAMATE". drugs.ncats.io.

[cas-3] 1 2 "CAS Common Chemistry". commonchemistry.cas.org.

[4] "BCPC data sheet". www.bcpcpesticidecompendium.org. BCPC. Retrieved 30 March 2026.

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