Cyromazine

Cyromazine[1]
Names
IUPAC name
N-Cyclopropyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine
Other names
Citation
Larvadex
Trigard
Vetrazin
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
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KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C6H10N6/c7-4-10-5(8)12-6(11-4)9-3-1-2-3/h3H,1-2H2,(H5,7,8,9,10,11,12) ☒N
    Key: LVQDKIWDGQRHTE-UHFFFAOYSA-N ☒N
  • InChI=1/C6H10N6/c7-4-10-5(8)12-6(11-4)9-3-1-2-3/h3H,1-2H2,(H5,7,8,9,10,11,12)
    Key: LVQDKIWDGQRHTE-UHFFFAOYAC
  • Nc1nc(N)nc(NC2CC2)n1
Properties
C6H10N6
Molar mass 166.19 g/mol
Appearance Crystalline
Melting point 219 to 222 °C (426 to 432 °F; 492 to 495 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Cyromazine is a triazine insect growth regulator used as an insecticide. It is a cyclopropyl derivative of melamine. Cyromazine works by affecting the nervous system of the immature larval stages of certain insects.[2]

In veterinary medicine, cyromazine is used as an ectoparasiticide.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Merck Index, 12th Edition, 2845.
  2. ^ Pesticide Fact Sheet from Pesticide Management Education Program, Cornell University