Bromacil

CAS: 314-40-9

Ref. TR-B678150

Product Information

• Name: Bromacil
• Synonyms: 3-sec-Butyl-5-bromo-6-methyluracil, 5-Bromo-3-sec-butyl-6-methyluracil, 5-Bromo-6-methyl-3-(1-methyl-n-propyl)uracil, 5-Bromo-6-methyl-3-(1-methylpropyl)uracil, 5-Bromo-6-methyl-3-sec-butyluracil, DuPont 976, Herbicide 976, Hyvar X, Hyvar X bromacil, Hyvarex, Uragan,Uracil, 5-bromo-3-sec-butyl-6-methyl- (8CI)
• Brand: TRC
• Description: Applications Bromacil is a compound used as an herbicide to control weeds in crop fields (such as pineapple fields). Bromacil is absorbed into the soil, and is utilized as the sole carbon source for soil microbes and degrades within 4 to 6 months of first application. This compound is a contaminant of emerging concern (CECs).Environmental toxin on US EPA Toxic Release Inventory list (TRI) list. Not a dangerous good if item is equal to or less than 1g/ml and there is less than 100g/ml in the packageReferences Gerstl, Z. & Yaron, B.: Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J., 47, 474 (1983); Leistra, M., et al.: Weed Res., 15, 243 (1975); Madhum, Y. & Freed, V.: Chemosphere, 16, 1003 (1987)

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 261.12
• Formula: C₉H₁₃BrN₂O₂
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C9H13BrN2O2/c1-4-5(2)12-8(13)7(10)6(3)11-9(12)14/h5H,4H2,1-3H3,(H,11,14)
• InChI key: InChIKey=CTSLUCNDVMMDHG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: CCC(C)n1c(=O)[nH]c(C)c(Br)c1=O