9664. Trietazine

Nomenclature

CAS number: 1912-26-1
6-Chloro-N,N,N′-triethyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine; 2-chloro-4-diethylamino-6-ethylamino-s-triazine; 2-ethylamino-4-diethylamino-6-chloro-s-triazine; G-27901; NC-1667; Aventox (Dow AgroSci.).
C9H16ClN5; mol wt 229.71.
C 47.06%, H 7.02%, Cl 15.43%, N 30.49%.

Description and references

Prepn: Pearlman, Banks, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 70, 3726 (1948). Toxicity study: G. W. Bailey, J. L. White, Residue Rev. 10, 97 (1965).

Chemical structure

Properties

Crystals from propanol, mp 100-102°. Soly at 25°: 20 ppm in water; 17% in acetone; 20% in benzene; >50% in chloroform; 10% in dioxane; 3% in ethanol. LD50 orally in rats: 1750 mg/kg (Bailey, White).

Use

Herbicide.