Noruron
Noruron (or norea) is a preëmergent urea herbicide active ingredient. It is considered obsolete, but may still be used. Introduced in the US in 1962, was used to control grass weeds and broadleaf weeds on crops including broomcorn, cotton, potatoes, sugarcane, spinach, soybeans and sorghum.
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| Preferred IUPAC name
rac-N,N-dimethyl-N'-[(3aR,4S,5R,7S,7aR)-octahydro-1H-4,7-methanoinden-5-yl]urea | |
Other names
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.038.536 |
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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| Properties | |
| C13H22N2O | |
| Molar mass | 222.332 g·mol−1 |
| Density | 1100 kg/m3[1] |
| Melting point | 177 °C (351 °F; 450 K)[2] |
| 194 mg/L[1] | |
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| H302, H311 | |
| P264, P280, P312, P321, P361+P364, P501 | |
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LD50 (median dose)
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Noruron (or norea) is a preëmergent urea herbicide active ingredient. It is considered obsolete, but may still be used. Introduced in the US in 1962, was used to control grass weeds and broadleaf weeds on crops including broomcorn, cotton, potatoes, sugarcane, spinach, soybeans and sorghum.[1][4]
Legal Status
[edit]Noruron is not approved for use in the EU.[5]
Chemistry
[edit]Noruron is stereochemically racemic, with 5 stereocenters.[6] It is a chiral molecule, and the technical grade stuff is mixed from two racemates.[7]
Application
[edit]Noruron is applied at 0.75 to 4 kg/ha of active ingredient, typically supplied as wettable powder or granules.[4]
Performance
[edit]Norea (in conifer seedbeds in Connecticut) provided fair to excellent weed control for two months, at 1.5 to 2 lbs/ac (1.68 to 2.24 kg/Ha), with injury to pine and spruce seedlings in most tests, though at 4 lbs/ac it injured white pine. Norea's control was comparable to simazine but shorter-lasting.[8]
A 1960s trial found noruron promising for growing dioscorea crops (such as yams), as of the tested herbicides it showed the most control without causing crop-injury.[9]
Products
[edit]It has been sold under the tradename "Herban",[1] a 76% norea wettable powder.[10] "Daban-1", "Maban-2" were liquid formulations containing 1 lb per gallon Herban. Maban was registered in 1967 and discontinued in 1989.[11][12] Herban was trademarked in 1963, renewed in 1983, but expired in 2004.[13]
Maban was registered for use on cotton, drainage ditch banks, fencerows, noncrop areas, rights-of-way, and storage yards.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Lewis, K.A., Tzilivakis, J., Warner, D. and Green, A. (2016) An international database for pesticide risk assessments and management. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal, 22(4), 1050-1064. DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2015.1133242
- ^ "CAS Common Chemistry". commonchemistry.cas.org.
- ^ a b "SAFETY DATA SHEET" (PDF). LGC. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Noruron". Grainews. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ^ "EU Pesticides Database". ec.europa.eu.
- ^ "GSRS". gsrs.ncats.nih.gov.
- ^ "Noruron Solution". ESSLAB. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ^ Ahrens, J. F.; Merril, C. G.; Cubanski, M. (September 1976). "Herbicides for Conifer Seedbeds" (PDF). The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (Bulletin 766). New Haven. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ Gaskins, M. H.; Delpin, H. (1973). "Weed Control in New Plantings of Steroid-Producing Dioscorea Species". Weed Science. 21 (3): 263–265. ISSN 0043-1745.
- ^ Williams, H.h. (1974). "Effects of certain preemergence herbicides on Diochondra SPP". Proceedings of the Second International Turfgrass Research Conference. pp. 410–417. doi:10.2135/1974.proc2ndintlturfgrass.c60. ISBN 978-0-89118-573-4.
- ^ "U.S. EPA, Pesticide Product Label, MABAN - 2, 05/24/1967" (PDF). Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Maban - 2 pesticide information". www.pomerix.com. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ "HERBAN Trademark - Registration Number 0759031 - Serial Number 72164244 :: Justia Trademarks". trademark.justia.com. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
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