White crystal, mp217～220℃, insoluble in water, soluble in hot ethanol, acetone and other solvents.
2-Amino-4,6-dimethoxy-1,3,5-triazine is used as an intermediate of the sulfonylurea herbicide ethersulfuron.
2-Amino-4,6-dimethoxy-1,3,5-triazine can be prepared by reacting cyanuric chloride and toluene at -5～10℃ under ammonia gas, and then heating the product with methanol and solid alkali.
[1] Patent: US6833454, 2004, B1. Location in patent: Page column 6-7
[2] Chemische Berichte, 1886, vol. 19, p. 2072
[3] Chemische Berichte, 1870, vol. 3, p. 271
