Cyanazine

Synonyms

2-((4-Chloro-6-(ethylamino)-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)amino)-2-methylpropanenitrile; 2-((4-Chloro-6-(ethylamino)-s-triazin-2-yl)amino)-2-methylpropionitrile; 2-(4-Chloro-6-ethylamino-1,3,5-triazin-2-ylamino)-2-methylpropionitrile; 2-(4-Chloro-6-ethylamino-s-triazine-2-ylamino)-2-methyl-propionitrile; 2-Chloro-4-(1-cyano-1-methylethylamino)-6-ethylamine-1,3,5-triazine; 2-Chloro-4-(1-cyano-1-methylethylamino)-6-ethylamino-s-triazine; Bladex; Bladex 80WP; Blanchol; Cyanazin; DW3418; Fortrol; Payze; SD 15418; WL 19805; s-Triazine, 2-chloro-4-ethylamino-6-(1-cyano-1-methyl)ethylamino-; [ChemIDplus] UN2763

Category

Herbicides, Triazine

Description

White solid; [Merck Index] Colorless solid; [CAMEO]

Sources/Uses

Used as pre- and post-emergence herbicide for control of annual grasses and broadleaf weeds; [HSDB]

Comments

Can be absorbed through skin; "Animal tests show that this substance possibly causes malformations in human babies." [ICSC] No effect levels in a 2-year feeding study were 12 mg/kg diet for rats and 25 mg/kg diet for dogs; Eliminated within 4 days in animal experiments; [HSDB] Increased eye abnormalities in pups after pregnant rats exposed to 75 mg/kg/day; [REPROTOX] For the triazine herbicides, systemic toxicity unlikely unless large amounts are ingested; May cause irritation; [EPA Pesticides, p. 121] "Cyanazine is a developmental toxin in rodent studies." [ACGIH]

Product registrations voluntarily cancelled in 1999; [ACGIH] Banned in the EU for use as pesticide for plant protection and other pesticides including biocides; [eChemPortal: ESIS]

Biomedical References

0.1 mg/m3, inhalable particulate matter

1.38E-07 mm Hg

LCLo (rat) > 4,900 mg/m3

Explanatory Notes

The Guide in the Emergency Response Guidebook is for "Triazine pesticide, solid, toxic."

Yes

Confirmed Animal

Processes

Industrial Processes with risk of exposure:

• Farming (Pesticides)