Ametryn

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Structural formula
Ametryn structural formula
General
Surname Ametryn
other names
  • N -Ethyl- N ' -isopropyl-6- (methylsulfanyl) -1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine ( IUPAC )
Molecular formula C 9 H 17 N 5 S
Brief description

colorless crystalline solid

External identifiers / databases
CAS number 834-12-8
EC number 212-634-7
ECHA InfoCard 100.011.486
PubChem 13263
ChemSpider 12705
Wikidata Q2844856
properties
Molar mass 227.33 g mol −1
Physical state

firmly

density

1.19 g cm −3 (20 ° C)

Melting point

88-89 ° C

boiling point

Decomposes on heating

pK s value

4.0

solubility

very sparingly soluble in water (200 mg l −1 at 20 ° C)

safety instructions
GHS hazard labeling from  Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 (CLP) , expanded if necessary
07 - Warning 09 - Dangerous for the environment

Caution

H and P phrases H: 302-410
P: 273-501
Toxicological data
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Ametryn is an organic compound that belongs to the nitrogen heterocycles and thioethers . The connection was first established by Geigy in 1964 .

presentation

The compound is usually obtained by nucleophilic aromatic substitution of atrazine with methanethiol and sodium hydroxide as the base . It is also possible to react atrazine with sodium disulfide in a solution of dimethyl sulfate in sodium hydroxide solution .

use

Ametryn is a herbicide that is used against large-leaved weeds and grasses mainly from maize , pineapple and sugar cane plantations . The competition usually takes place on the ground, less often by plane. The herbicide is absorbed by the plants through the leaves and roots. In these it mainly causes a disruption of photosynthesis .

No pesticides containing this active ingredient are permitted in the EU .

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e f g h i j Entry on Ametryn in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on April 5, 2019 (JavaScript required)
  2. M. Velázquez-Manzanares, a, zJ. Amador-Hernández, aC. Cisneros-Cisneros, bandK. A. Heredia-Lezama: Triazine Herbicides Transfer at the Water / 1,2-Dichloroethane Interface . In: Journal of The Electrochemical Society . tape 155 , no. 10 , 2008, p. 218–222 , doi : 10.1149 / 1.2965795 ( Open Access ).
  3. Entry on Ametryn in the Classification and Labeling Inventory of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), accessed on April 5, 2019. Manufacturers or distributors can expand the harmonized classification and labeling .
  4. a b entry on Ametryn. In: Römpp Online . Georg Thieme Verlag, accessed on April 5, 2019.
  5. Patent CN101307030A : 种 除草剂 莠 灭 净 的 制备 方法. Registered on June 6, 2008 , published on November 19, 2008 , applicant: 山东 潍坊 润丰 化工 有限公司, inventor: 侯永生, 猛 孙, 孙国庆, 李希清, 王福雄, 赵福华, 琦 陈 (Chinese).
  6. EPA (Ed.): Ametryn . September 2005 ( epa.gov [PDF; accessed April 5, 2019]).