Surf Wiki
Save to docs
general/herbicides

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Terbuthylazine

Terbuthylazine is a selective herbicide. Chemically, it is a halogenated triazine; compared with atrazine (1958 inv., Geigy lab) and simazine, it has a tert-butyl group in place of the isopropyl and ethyl group, respectively. The sim-azine molecule with 2 ethyl groups is symmetric and flat (excepting its equal ends). The threefold substituted triazines have resonance of the free (non-bonding, \pi-) electron pairs, resulting in equivalent mesomeric structures.

Simazine remains active in the soil for 2 to 7 months or longer after application. Atrazine remains in soil for a matter of months (although in some soils can persist to at least 4 years) and can migrate from soil to groundwater.

Terbuthylazine's HRAC classification is Group C1, Group C (global, Aus), Group 5 (numeric), as it inhibits photosynthesis at photosystem II.

References

References

  1. (1994). "Sorption of terbuthylazine and atrazine in relation to the physico-chemical properties of three soils". [[Chemosphere (journal).
  2. (2018). "Dissipation of terbuthylazine, metolachlor, and mesotrione in soils with contrasting texture". [[J Environ Sci Health B]].
  3. Atrazine: Chemical Summary. Toxicity and Exposure Assessment for Children's Health (PDF) (Report). U.S. [[United States Environmental Protection Agency. Environmental Protection Agency]]. 2007-04-24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-16.
  4. "Classification of Herbicides According to Site of Action".
Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

herbicides triazines chloroarenes tert-butyl-compounds group-5-herbicides
Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Terbuthylazine — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report