Atrazine

Stability: thermal, sunlight, metals

Administrative data

Endpoint:

stability: thermal, sunlight, metals, other

Remarks:

Migrated from section 'Stability: thermal, sunlight, metals'

Type of information:

experimental study

Adequacy of study:

key study

Study period:

1994

Reliability:

1 (reliable without restriction)

Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:

other: GLP study

Data source

Reference

Reference Type:

study report

Title:

Unnamed

Year:

1994

Report date:

1994

Materials and methods

Test guideline

Qualifier:

according to guideline

Guideline:

OECD Guideline 113 (Screening Test for Thermal Stability and Stability in Air)

Deviations:

not specified

GLP compliance:

yes

Test material

Test material information

Constituent 1

Reference substance name:

Atrazine

EC Number:

217-617-8

EC Name:

Atrazine

Cas Number:

1912-24-9

Molecular formula:

C8H14ClN5

IUPAC Name:

6-chloro-N2-ethyl-N4-(propan-2-yl)-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine

Details on test material:

Atrazine (technical)
Batch n. 2653, Ref 743
Purity: 97.5%
Expiry: stable until at least January 1995
Appaerance: white powder
Storage conditions: in the dark at 4°C

Results and discussion

For thermal stability study

Test substance thermally stable:

yes

Operating temperature

Operating temp.:

100 - 360 °C

Sublimation:

no

Transformation products:

not measured

For study on stability to sunlight

Test substance stable to sunlight:

not determined

For study on stability to metals

Test substance stable to metals / metal ions:

not determined

Any other information on results incl. tables

the substance showed a decomposition range of 240 -249.5°C.