Cyromazine

Description

Cyromazine · CAS 66215-27-8 · C6H10N6. UNII CA49Y29RA9. Melting Point: 224.9 °C; Melting Point: 219 - 222 °C; Solubility: In water, 1.30X10+4 mg/L at 25 °C, pH 7.1.

Identification

Computed Descriptors

Physical & Chemical Properties

Physical description & handling notes

• Colorless or white solid; [HSDB]
• Solid
• Colorless crystals
• White crystalline solid
• All in g/kg, 20 °C: In methanol 22, isopropanol, 2.5, acetone, 1.7, n-octanol 1.2, dichloromethane 0.25, toluene, 0.015, hexane 0.0002
• In water, 1.1% at 20 °C (pH 7.5); methanol 1.7%

GHS Hazard Classification

Documented Uses

• Used as insecticide (acts as insect growth regulator); as veterinary ectoparasiticide; [HSDB] A selective insecticide used on vegetable crops; {WHO JMPR: Cyromazine]
• Cyromazine is an insecticide used on a variety of crops such as beans, celery, onions, root crops, leafy vegetables, and vegetable cucurbits. Cyromazine is also used as an insecticide for landscape and greenhouse ornamentals, as a seed treatment in bulb onions. There are no residential uses of cyromazine.
• Cyromazine is registered for fly control in mushroom houses, and as a feed-through fly control agent for horse and chicken manure, and for fly larvae control in manure and floor areas of chicken facilities. Cyromazine is registered for control of the Colorado potato beetle, a variety of fly pest, fly larvae, leafminers, and maggots. There is a pending registration application for use of cyromazine as a larvacide spray on manure in cattle and hog facilities.
• For more Uses (Complete) data for CYROMAZINE (9 total), please visit the HSDB record page.
• Production: cyanuric chloride plus cyclopropylamine plus ammonia (amine formation/amine formation)
• Prepn: H.U. Brechbuhler et al., DE 2736876; eidem, US 4225598 (1978, 1980 to Ciba-Geigy).

Synonyms

CYROMAZINE; 66215-27-8; Larvadex; Neporex; Vetrazin; Trigard; Cyclopropylmelamine; Cyromazin; Citation; Cypromazine; Azimethiphos; Cga 72662; N-Cyclopropyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine; Ciromazina; Armor; 1,3,5-Triazine-2,4,6-triamine, N-cyclopropyl-

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the CAS number and molecular formula of Cyromazine?

CAS 66215-27-8; molecular formula C6H10N6; molecular weight — g/mol.

What other names is Cyromazine known by?

CYROMAZINE, 66215-27-8, Larvadex, Neporex, Vetrazin, Trigard.

Is Cyromazine classified as hazardous?

Hazard statements reported: H315, H319, H335, H410.

What are the key physical properties of Cyromazine?

Melting Point: 224.9 °C; Melting Point: 219 - 222 °C; Solubility: In water, 1.30X10+4 mg/L at 25 °C, pH 7.1; Solubility: 1.30E+04 mg/L @ 25 °C (exp).

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