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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H10N4O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
202.21
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
255-349-3
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
613129
MDL number:
grade
analytical standard
Quality Level
product line
PESTANAL®
shelf life
limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
technique(s)
HPLC: suitable, NMR: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable
impurities
≤0.5% water (Karl Fischer)
mp
165-170 °C
suitability
passes test for identity (NMR)
application(s)
agriculture
environmental
format
neat
SMILES string
CC1=NN=C(c2ccccc2)C(=O)N1N
InChI
1S/C10H10N4O/c1-7-12-13-9(10(15)14(7)11)8-5-3-2-4-6-8/h2-6H,11H2,1H3
InChI key
VHCNQEUWZYOAEV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
General description
Metamitron is a 1,2,4-triazine herbicide, which is yellow crystalline in nature and can easily degrade in soil to form stable metabolites. It can be prepared via reaction of N-acetyl-benzylhydrazone with hydroxylamine in the presence of potassium hydroxide in pyridine.
Application
Refer to the product′s Certificate of Analysis for more information on a suitable instrument technique. Contact Technical Service for further support.
Legal Information
PESTANAL is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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signalword
Warning
hcodes
Hazard Classifications
Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1
Storage Class
11 - Combustible Solids
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The Pesticide Encyclopedia (2014)
E Skórska et al.
Communications in agricultural and applied biological sciences, 71(2 Pt A), 141-146 (2007-03-30)
This paper presents a quick chlorophyll fluorescence method for the estimation of the influence of some adjuvants applied with Azoprim 50WP (a.s. atrazine) or Buramet 70WG (a.s. metamitron) on oat plants. These herbicides inhibit photosynthetic electron transport in photosystem II
J Aper et al.
Communications in agricultural and applied biological sciences, 76(3), 491-499 (2011-01-01)
Molecular markers can provide valuable information on the spread of resistant weed biotypes. In particular, tracing local spread of resistant weed patches will give details on the importance of seed migration with machinery, manure, wind or birds. This study investigated

