Chemical Name: 2-(4-thiazolyl)-1H-benzimidazole (CAS); 2-(4'-thiazolyl)-benzimidazole

Formula: C₁₀H₇N₃S

Molecular Weight: 201.2

CAS No.: 148-79-8

Appearance: Wettable powder.

Melting Point: 298-300.6°C.

Vapour Pressure: 4×10^-9 mm Hg.

Stability: Solubility in water: 50 mg/l (pH 7.0)

Solubility in solvent acetone, 0.42 g/100 g; ethanol, 0.21 g/100g; benzene, 0.023 g/100 g; chloroform, 0.008 g/100g

Toxicity: Oral LD₅₀ 3100 mg/kg. Dermal LD₅₀ >2000 mg/kg.

Specification: 99%TC,450SC,60%WDG, 40%WP.

Uses: Controls green mold, blue mold, and stem end rot of citrus; Fusarium basal rot and Penicillium blue mold on ornamental bulbs and corms; crown rot on bananas; blue mold rot, bull's eye rot and gray mold on apples and pears; black rot, scurf, and foot rot of sweet potatoes; Fusarium dry rot in potato storage; preservative for reconstituted tobacco. Arbotect* controls Dutch elm diseases and sycamore anthracnose.