Butachlor is a pre-emergence herbicide effective against annual grasses and select broadleaf weeds, exhibiting moderate aqueous solubility, low volatility, and moderate persistence under certain soil conditions. Butachlor shows moderate oral mammalian toxicity, is a skin and eye irritant, and displays low toxicity to honeybees, making Butachlor a well-characterized compound for environmental, toxicological, and agricultural research.