what is the chemical difference between "Agent Orange" and "Roundup"?

Answer 1

Further to Dave Stark's answer :

Agent Orange was the generic name given to a cocktail of defoliants used in Vietnam. Within the mix was :

2,4D [ 2,4 dichlorophenoxyacetic acid - present as the amine salt or ester depending on application]

2,4,5-T [2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid - present as the amine salt or ester depending on application]

TCDD [ Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin ] TCDD is formed when the reaction used to manufacture 2,4,5-T from 2,4,5-trichlorophenol and acetic anhydride is allowed to overheat. This changes the selected endproduct from 2,4,5-T to TCDD. The 2,4,5-T used in the production of agent orange was not suitable for sale in the US [as the level of TCDD was about 10000 times higher than was acceptable for "domestic" sale] so was used by the armed forces as a defoliant for "remote areas".

The mode of action of the phenoxyacetates is as "auxins" - synthetic plant hormones - which modify the way plants grown and use nutrients.

Glyphosate is a glycine derivative - (N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine, C3H8NO5P) to be specific. Its mode of action is to interfere with the enzyme EPSPS.

Answer 2

Roundup Agent Orange

Answer 3

Agent Orange was made from a mix of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T). It was later discovered that a harmful toxin was produced during the manufacturing of 2,4,5-T - 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-para-dioxin (TCDD). This toxin was found to be highly carcogenic. Because this toxin gets mixed in with the 2,4,5-T during the manufacturing process, 2,4,5-T has been banned in the US as a herbicide. Therefore, Roundup would not contain this chemical but may contain 2,4-D. However, the manufacturer of Roundup does not release the full chemical contents of the product.

Answer 4

Hestia nearly has the correct answer.

Agent Orange was a military herbicide, containing two broad-leaf killers (2,4,5-T) and (2,4-D). The 2,3,7,8-TCDD (dioxin) by-product was the problem here [not DDT, coldredrain. DDT is an insecticide, extremely effective against mosquitos, which was banned due to suspected (and recently disproved) adverse effects due to bioaccumulation in the food chain].

2,3,7,8-TCDD was a byproduct of the production of 2,4,5-T, and has led to the banning of the herbicide worldwide. 2,4-D is still in use.

Roundup is a glyphosphate herbicide, the active ingredient being the isopropylamine salt of glyphosphate.

They are all highly bio-degradable.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

I'm not worried about the greeny aspect (biodegradable) I'm concerned about my use of roundup messing me up similar to the defoliant agent orange did so many men exposed to it ! Hell, almost everything is biodegradable given enough time.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

The big difference is that roundup is biodegradable and agent orange isn't.