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. It is not registered for use in the UK or the EU. Chemically, BCPC is racemic. Under the HRAC classification BCPC is a Group E (Australia), Group K2 (global), Group 23 (numeric) herbicide, acting by inhibiting cell division and microtubule organization and polymerization.
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External links BCPC (herbicide) in the Pesticide Properties DataBase (PPDB)