Chemical Name: Dodecylguanidine monoacetate

Formula: C₁₃H₂₉N₃^.C₂H₄O₂

Molecular Weight: 287.44

CAS No.: 2439-10-3

Appearance: Dodine is a colorless or white, slightly waxy crystalline solid.

Melting Point: 136°C.

Vapour Pressure: 1.3Pa(20°C).

Stability: Soluble in water and ethanol, insoluble in most organic solvents.

Specification: 95%TC

Uses: Dodine is a fungicide and bactericide used to control scab on apples, pears, and pecans, brown rot on peaches, and several foliar diseases of cherries, strawberries, peaches, sycamore trees, and black walnuts. It is also used as an industrial biocide and preservative. The compound works by changing the cell walls of the fungus, causing loss of the materials from within the cell. It is available as a soluble concentrate or a wettable powder.