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Hexazinone

CAS Number: 51235-04-2

Basic Information

The chemical structure of Hexazinone Synonym(s): 3-Cyclohexyl-1-methyl-6-(dimethylamino)-s-triazine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione; 3-cyclohexyl-6-(dimethylamino)-1-methyl-1,3,5-Triazine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione; Cyclohexyl-6-(dimethylamino)-1-methyl-s-triazine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione; DPX 3674; DPX-A3674; Hexazinone; Hexazinone ;
Formula: C12H20N4O2
Molecular Weight: 252.36
Melting Point (°C): 115 - 117
Contaminant Type: Hexazinone is an herbicide.

Solubility (in water)

  • Solubility: 330000 mg/l ak
    Temperature (°C): 25

Half-Life (in soil unless otherwise noted)

  • t1/2: 4-15 days ak
    Environment: in plant
  • t1/2: 11-180 days ak
    Environment: in soil
  • t1/2: 1-6 months ak
    Environment: in silt loam soils
  • t1/2: 4-6 weeks ak
    Environment: in a clay soil
  • t1/2: <4 weeks ak
    Environment: in a loamy sand
  • t1/2: 90 days h
    Environment: representative of range (30-180 days)
  • t1/2: 1 months k
    Environment: sandy soil
  • t1/2: 6 months k
    Environment: clay
  • t1/2: 4 weeks k
    Environment: Delaware sandy loam
  • t1/2: 24 weeks k
    Environment: Mississippi silt loam

Toxicity Effects

  • Organism Type: Birds h
    Common Name: bobwhite quail
    Scientific Name: Colinus virginianus
    Toxicity: 2258 mg/kg
    Test: LD50
  • Organism Type: Crustaceans ak
    Common Name: Daphnia
    Scientific Name: Daphnia magna
    Toxicity: 151 mg/l
    Test: 48h LC50
  • Organism Type: Fish h
    Common Name: Bluegill
    Scientific Name: Lepomis macrochirus
    Toxicity: 370 mg/l
    Test: 96h LC50
  • Organism Type: Fish h
    Common Name: Rainbow trout
    Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus mykiss
    Toxicity: 320 mg/l
    Test: 96h LC50
  • Organism Type: Fish g
    Common Name: Rainbow trout
    Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus mykiss
    Toxicity: 320-420 mg/l
    Test: 96h LC50
  • Organism Type: Fish ak
    Common Name: Chinook salmon or king salmon
    Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
    Life Stage: Juvenile
    Toxicity: 270-420 mg/l
    Test: 96h LC50
  • Organism Type: Fish g
    Common Name: Minnow
    Scientific Name: Phoxinus phoxinus
    Toxicity: 274 mg/l
    Test: 96h LC50
  • Organism Type: Fish h
    Common Name: Fathead minnow
    Scientific Name: Pimephales promelas
    Toxicity: 274 mg/l
    Test: 96h LC50
  • Organism Type: Mammals h
    Common Name: Guinea pig
    Gender: Male
    Toxicity: 860 mg/kg
    Test: LD50
  • Organism Type: Mammals ak
    Common Name: Rat
    Scientific Name: Muridae (Family)
    Toxicity: 860-1690 mg/kg bw
    Test: LD50
  • Organism Type: Mammals g
    Common Name: Rat
    Scientific Name: Muridae (Family)
    Toxicity: 1690 mg/kg
    Test: LD50
  • Organism Type: Mammals k
    Common Name: Rat
    Scientific Name: Muridae (Family)
    Toxicity: 1700 mg/kg
    Test: LD50

Soil Organic Carbon/Water Partition Coefficients

  • Koc: 25 ml/g k
    Formulation: Fallsington sandy loam
    pH Value: 5.6
  • Koc: 173 ml/g k
    Formulation: Flanagan silt loam
    pH Value: 5
  • Koc: 1.30-1.43 k
    Formulation: log

Octanol-Water Partition Coefficients

  • Log Kow: -4.4 h
    Formulation: calculated
    Notes: Source did not specify type of partition coeffecient or if value was the log
  • Log Kow: 1.05 k

Work Cited

g Meister, R. T., and C. Sine (Ed). 2003. Crop Protection Handbook, volume 89. Meister Publishing Company, Willoughby, OH.
h Extension Toxicology Network. Pages retrieved November, 2003 from http://ace.orst.edu/info/extoxnet/. Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR.
k Montgomery, J. H. 1993. Agrochemicals Desk Reference: Environmental Data. Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL.
ak Verschueren, K. 2001. Handbook of Environmental Data on Organic Chemicals, 4th edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York.