Chemicals and Drugs

Atrazine

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)

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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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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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74(72)

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Previous Indexing

  • Herbicides (1966-1971)
  • Triazines (1966-1971)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Atrazine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001280. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001280
  2. Atrazine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrazine
  3. Atrazine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q408652
  4. Atrazine. In: PubChem Compound. CID 2256. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2256