Desethyl atrazine
Agent Name
Desethyl atrazine
Alternative Name
4-Deethylatrazine
CAS Number
6190-65-4
Formula
C6-H10-Cl-N5
Major Category
Pesticides
Synonyms
1,3,5-Triazine-2,4-diamine, 6-chloro-N-(1-methylethyl)-; Deethylatrazin; Deethylatrazine; Des-ethyl atrazine; G 30033; s-Triazine, 2-amino-4-chloro-6-(isopropylamino)-; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Herbicides, Triazine
Description
Colorless solid; [MSDSonline]
Sources/Uses
A degradation product of atrazine; Not directly produced or used; [HSDB]
Comments
After receiving in diet for 13 weeks doses up to 38 mg/kg/bw, rats had decreased body weights but no other adverse effects; [HSDB] Delays parturition and interferes with development of pituitary gonatropic system in high-dose studies of rats; [REPROTOX] For the triazine herbicides, systemic toxicity unlikely unless large amounts are ingested; May cause irritation; [EPA Pesticides, p. 121] See "Atrazine."
Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
Vapor Pressure
9.33E-05 mm Hg
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
Processes
Industrial Processes with risk of exposure: