Structured Summary
Abstract
A selective triazine herbicide. Inhalation hazard is low and there are no apparent skin manifestations or other toxicity in humans. Acutely poisoned sheep and cattle may show muscular spasms, fasciculations, stiff gait, increased respiratory rates, adrenal degeneration, and congestion of the lungs, liver, and kidneys. (From The Merck Index, 11th ed)
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C8H14ClN5
- Molecular Weight
- 215.68 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 1912-24-9
- IUPAC Name
- 6-chloro-4-N-ethyl-2-N-propan-2-yl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine
- InChIKey
- MXWJVTOOROXGIU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CCNC1=NC(=NC(=N1)Cl)NC(C)C
- MeSH Unique ID
- D001280
- Source
- PubChem CID 2256
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Synonyms
1 entry terms
- Gesamprim
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Aspects Covered
25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Previous Indexing
- Herbicides (1966-1971)
- Triazines (1966-1971)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Atrazine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001280. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001280
- Atrazine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrazine
- Atrazine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q408652
- Atrazine. In: PubChem Compound. CID 2256. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2256