NOMENCLATURE  
Acetochlor
IUPAC name 2-chloro-N-ethoxymethyl-6'-ethylaceto-o-toluidide
Chemical Abstracts name 2-chloro-N-(ethoxymethyl)-N-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)acetamide
CAS RN [34256-82-1]  EEC no. 251-899-3  Development codes MON 097 (Monsanto)

APPLICATIONS 
Mode of action Selective herbicide, absorbed mainly by the shoots and secondarily by the roots of germinating plants. 
Uses Used pre-emergence or pre-plant to control annual grasses, certain annual broad-leaved weeds and yellow nutsedge in maize, peanuts, soya beans, cotton, potatoes and sugar cane.
Selected tradenames: 'Harness' (Monsanto); 'Acenit' (Nitrokémia); mixtures: 'Sacemid A' (+ TI-35) (North Hungarian); 'Surpass' (+ dichlormid) (Dow AgroSciences); 'Trophy' (+ dichlormid) (Dow AgroSciences)

OTHER TRADENAMES
'Degree' (with safener) (Monsanto); 'Guardian' (Monsanto); 'Acetocas' (CAS); 'Curagrass' (Sanachem); 'Relay' (Sanachem); 'Sprint' (Sanachem); 'Vault' (Sanachem); 'Wenner' (Dow AgroSciences)
mixtures: 'Degree Xtra' (+ atrazine) (with safener) (Monsanto); 'Field Master' (+ atrazine+ glyphosate) (glyphosate as isopropylammonium salt) (Monsanto); 'Harness Extra' (+ atrazine) (Monsanto); 'Double Play' (+ EPTC) (Dow AgroSciences); 'Erunit' (+ atrazine) (Nitrokémia); 'Fultime' (+ atrazine+ dichlormid) (Dow AgroSciences); 'Topnotch' (+ dichlormid) (Dow AgroSciences); 'Trophée' (+ dichlormid) (Dow AgroSciences); 'Twin Pack' (+ flurochloridone) (Dow AgroSciences)

Packing details 
10ML ~200L for liquid formulations, 1G~25KG for solid formulations.