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nitrapyrin
Sign in to saveAlso known as 2-Chloro-6-trichloromethyl pyridine, 2-Chloro-6-(trichloro-methyl)pyridine, N-serve, 2,2,2,6-Tetrachloro-2-picoline
Nitrapyrin is an organic compound with the formula ClC5H3NCCl3, and is described as a white crystalline solid with a sweet odor. It is used as a nitrification inhibitor and bactericide, which is applied to soils for the growing of agricultural crops since 1974. Nitrapyrin was put up for review by the EPA and deemed safe for use in 2005. Nitrapyrin is an effective nitrification inhibitor to the bacteria Nitrosomonas and has been shown to drastically the reduce the amount of N2O emissions from the soil.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C6H3Cl4N
- Molecular weight
- 230.9 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-chloro-6-(trichloromethyl)pyridine
- SMILES
- C1=CC(=NC(=C1)Cl)C(Cl)(Cl)Cl
- InChIKey
- DCUJJWWUNKIJPH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 3.4
- Polar surface area
- 12.9 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 228.901959816
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- chemical formula
- C₆H₃Cl₄N
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC(=NC(=C1)Cl)C(Cl)(Cl)Cl
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0136
- melting point
- 145
- vapor pressure
- 0.003
- time-weighted average exposure limit
- 15
- short-term exposure limit
- 20
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- Nitrapyrin
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Synthesis
- Function
- Degradation/Decomposition
- Effects in Agriculture
- References
Nitrapyrin is an organic compound with the formula ClC5H3NCCl3, and is described as a white crystalline solid with a sweet odor. It is used as a nitrification inhibitor and bactericide, which is applied to soils for the growing of agricultural crops since 1974. Nitrapyrin was put up for review by the EPA and deemed safe for use in 2005. Nitrapyrin is an effective nitrification inhibitor to the bacteria Nitrosomonas and has been shown to drastically the reduce the amount of N2O emissions from the soil.
==Synthesis== Nitrapyrin is commonly produced by the photochlorination of 2-methylpyridine: CH3-C5H4N + 4Cl2 → CCl3-ClC5H3N + 4 HCl
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