General Description
Colorless crystals or off-white crystalline solid.
Reactivity Profile
NITRAPYRIN(1929-82-4) is a base. Reacts exothermically with acids.
Air & Water Reactions
Insoluble in water.
Hazard
Liver damage. Questionable carcinogen.
Fire Hazard
Flash point data for this compound are not available. NITRAPYRIN is probably combustible.
Chemical Properties
Crystals.
Physical properties
Colorless to white crystalline solid with a mild, sweet odor
Uses
Bactericide used to inhibit Nitrosomonas spp. from oxidizing ammonium ions in soil.
Uses
Fertilizer additive to control nitrification and prevent loss of soil nitrogen.
Definition
ChEBI: Nitrapyrin is a chloropyridine that is 2-chloropyridine which is substituted by a trichloromethyl group at position 6. It is a nitrification inhibitor that is co-applied with nitrogen fertilizer in agroecosystems. It has a role as a nitrification inhibitor, an antibacterial agent and an agrochemical.
Flammability and Explosibility
Nonflammable
Agricultural Uses
Nitrapyrin, also called N serve, is a nitrification
inhibitor
Environmental Fate
Biological. 6-Chloropicolinic acid and carbon dioxide were reported as biodegradation
products (Verschueren, 1983).
Soil. Hydrolyzes in soil to 6-chloropyridine-2-carboxylic acid (Worthing and Hance,
1991).
Photolytic. Photolysis of nitrapyrin in water yielded 6-chloropicolinic acid, 6-hydroxypicolinic
acid and an unidentified polar material (Verschueren, 1983).
Chemical/Physical. Emits toxic fumes of nitrogen oxides and chlorides when heated
to decomposition (Sax and Lewis, 1987; Lewis, 1990).