AMITRAZ

1)        Common name: Amitraz

2)        Originator: NOR-AM Chemical Company

3)        Brand name: Mitaban, Preventic, Aazdieno, Acarac, Amitraze, Baam, Edrizan, Mitac, Maitac, Triatox, Triatix, Vapcozin Taktic, Triazid, Topline, Tudy, Ectodex, Garial, Danicut, Ovidrex, Acadrex, Bumetran, and Ovasyn

4)        Chemical name: N,N'-[(methylimino)dimethylidyne]di-2,4-xylidine

5)        CAS Number: 33089-61-1

6)        Empirical formula: C₁₉H₂₃N₃

7)        Molecular weight: 293.41

8)        Structural formula:

9)        Physical & Chemical Properties:

a.         Appearance: off-white to white powder

b.         Melting point: 87 °C

c.         Bulk density: 1.45 g/cm³

d.         Vapour pressure: 2.6 x 10^-6 mm Hg.

e.         Solubility: insoluble in water.

f.          Solubility in organic solvents:Soluble in common organic solvents including acetone, toluene, and xylene.

g.         Partition Coefficient:(octanol/water) Kow = 316,000

10)     Application: Amitraz is a triazapentadiene compound, a member of the amidine class. It is an insecticide and acaricide used to control red spider mites, leaf miners, scale insects, and aphids in which the mechanism of action is similar to other α2-adrenoreceptors agonists as well as by the inhibition of the enzyme monoamine oxidase. Sedation, analgesic effects and cardiovascular depression similar to the α2-adrenoreceptors agonists have been described in several species after amitraz injection. On cotton it is used to control bollworms, white fly, and leaf worms. On animals it is used to control ticks, mites, lice and other animal pests. It cannot be used on horses, because it can cause irreversible gut stasis.

11)     Product available: Amitraz 98%min Technical, 125g/L EC

12)     Package: 25kg fiber drum UN-approved.