Hexazinone

Product name:Hexazinone

CAS:51235-04-2

Molecular formula:C12H20N4O2

Product description:Hexazinone is a non-selective broad spectrum herbicide of the triazine class. It is manufactured by DuPont and sold under the trade name Velpar. It is used to control grasses and broadleaf and woody plants. Approximately 33% is used on alfalfa, 31% in forestry, 29% in industrial areas, 4% on rangeland and pastures, and < 2% on sugarcane.In 1989, hexazinone was deliberately used in an act of vandalism to poison the Treaty Oak in Austin, Texas.Hexazinone is a known and pervasive groundwater contaminant, due to its high water solubility.