Herbicide Chemistry

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Herbicide Chemistry
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Basic ChemistrySolution pH

• Acidic solution H30
• Neutral solution H20
• Basic solution (alkaline) OH-
• pH -log H or pH -log H30

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Basic ChemistryLog Octanol-Water Partitioning
Coefficient (log Kow)

• The octanol-water partition coefficient (Kow) is
  a measure of the equilibrium concentration of a
  compound between octanol and water.

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Functional Groups
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Functional Groups
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Functional Groups
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Basic Chemistry
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Basic Chemistry
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Basic Chemistry
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Basic ChemistryAcid Dissociation Constant (pKa)
pKa 2.8
pH lt 2.8 favors OH pH gt 2.8 favors O- pH 2.8
provides an equilibrium of the two forms