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MPTPHYDROCHLORIDE
MPTPHYDROCHLORIDE Basic information
Product Name:MPTPHYDROCHLORIDE
Synonyms:Caswell no. 574c;Cyperquat chloride;Cyperquat chloride [iso];Epa pesticide chemical code 271700;Gcp-1634;S 21634;CYPERQUAT
CAS:39794-99-5
MF:C12H12ClN
MW:205.69
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Mol File:39794-99-5.mol
MPTPHYDROCHLORIDE Structure
MPTPHYDROCHLORIDE Chemical Properties
EPA Substance Registry SystemCyperquat chloride (39794-99-5)
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MPTPHYDROCHLORIDE Usage And Synthesis
DescriptionCyperquat chloride is an obsolete broad-spectrum herbicide. Very little information is available regarding its environmental fate or ecotoxicology. It is highly toxic if ingested by mammals and may damage the central nervous system.
Production MethodsThe commercial production process for cyperquat is not available in open literature. However, based on its structure and on standard industrial practice for quaternary ammonium herbicides, commercial production would have involved quaternization of a substituted pyridine precursor, typically methylating 4 phenylpyridine under controlled conditions to generate the pyridinium cation, followed by anion exchange to produce the marketed salt (e.g. chloride). The resulting technical grade material would then be purified and standardised before formulation.
Mechanism of actionPhotosystem I (electron transport) inhibitor.
Pesticide TypeHerbicide
MPTPHYDROCHLORIDE Preparation Products And Raw materials
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