Chemistry:Terbuthylazine

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Terbuthylazine
Skeletal formula of terbuthylazine
Space-filling model of the terbuthylazine molecule
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
N2-tert-Butyl-6-chloro-N4-ethyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
KEGG
UNII
Properties
C9H16ClN5
Molar mass 229.710 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Terbuthylazine is a selective herbicide. Chemically, it is a chlorotriazine; compared with atrazine and simazine, it has a tert-butyl group in place of the isopropyl and ethyl groups, respectively.[1][2]

Referenced

  1. Dousset, S.; Mouvet, C.; Schiavon, M. (1994). "Sorption of terbuthylazine and atrazine in relation to the physico-chemical properties of three soils". Chemosphere 28 (3): 467–476. doi:10.1016/0045-6535(94)90291-7. 
  2. Carretta, L.; Cardinali, A.; Marotta, E.; Zanin, G.; Masin, R. (2018). "Dissipation of terbuthylazine, metolachlor, and mesotrione in soils with contrasting texture". J Environ Sci Health B 53 (10): 661–668. doi:10.1080/03601234.2018.1474556. PMID 29842837.