Starlicide

Starlicide
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
3-Chloro-4-methylaniline
Other names
3-Chloro-4-methylbenzenamine; 2-Chloro-4-aminotoluene; 3-Chloro-p-toluidine; Gull toxicant; DRC-1339; CPTH
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
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  • InChI=1S/C7H8ClN/c1-5-2-3-6(9)4-7(5)8/h2-4H,9H2,1H3
  • Clc1cc(N)ccc1C
Properties[1]
C7H8ClN
Molar mass 141.60 g·mol−1
Appearance Yellow to brown liquid
Density 1.167 g/cm3
Melting point 26 °C (79 °F; 299 K)[2]
Boiling point 233 °C (451 °F; 506 K)[2]
Soluble in hot water
Hazards
Flash point 100 °C (212 °F; 373 K)
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
1500 mg/kg (oral, rat)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Starlicide or gull toxicant is a chemical avicide that is highly toxic to European starlings (thus the name) and gulls, but less toxic to other birds or to mammals such as humans and pets.

  1. ^ 3-Chloro-4-methylaniline, chemicalland21.com
  2. ^ a b Haynes, William M., ed. (2016). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (97th ed.). CRC Press. p. 3.110. ISBN 9781498754293.