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Nitrapyrin

1929-82-4C6H3Cl4N230.909 g/mol

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. — ChEBI

Safety references

Safety documents & references

2 indexed references
US · NIOSH

Occupational chemical safety guide

2-Chloro-6-trichloromethyl pyridine

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JP · NITE

Government GHS classification

R01-B-052 · FY2019

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Identity & molecular properties

Source-linked values
CAS number1929-82-4ChEBI ↗
Molecular formulaC6H3Cl4NChEBI ↗
Molar mass230.909 g/molChEBI ↗
Monoisotopic mass228.90196 DaChEBI ↗
Formal charge0ChEBI ↗
ChEBI identifierCHEBI:81935ChEBI ↗

Cross-source molecular data

PubChem
Molar mass230.9 g/molPubChem ↗
Exact mass230.899010 DaPubChem ↗
Computed XLogP3.4PubChem ↗
Topological polar surface area (Ų)12.9PubChem ↗
H-bond donors0PubChem ↗
H-bond acceptors1PubChem ↗
Rotatable bonds0PubChem ↗

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Names & structural identifiers

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nitrapyrin
2-chloro-6-(trichloromethyl)pyridine
DCUJJWWUNKIJPH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Clc1cccc(C(Cl)(Cl)Cl)n1
InChI=1S/C6H3Cl4N/c7-5-3-1-2-4(11-5)6(8,9)10/h1-3H

Names & synonyms

2-chloro-6-(trichloromethyl)pyridineDowco-163N-ServeN-Serve nitrogen stabilizer

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Classification & relationships

ChEBI ontology

Roles recorded in ChEBI

nitrification inhibitorantibacterial agentagrochemical

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Safety classification · Japan

NITE / Japanese government
Japan · FY2019 source classification
2-Chloro-6-trichloromethylpyridine; Nitrapyrin · R01-B-052
EndpointReported classification
Explosives*
Flammable gases (including chemically unstable gases)*
Aerosols*
Oxidizing gases*
Gases under pressure*
Flammable liquids*

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Mass ↔ amount of substance

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Equivalent amount
0.00433071 mol

Uses 230.909 g/mol from ChEBI. Assumes the substance described by this record; no purity or concentration correction is applied.

Elemental composition

Theoretical mass fractions
Cl
Chlorine · 4 atoms
61.41%
C
Carbon · 6 atoms
31.21%
N
Nitrogen · 1 atom
6.07%
H
Hydrogen · 3 atoms
1.31%

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Research & patent references

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Sources & record history

Checked 27 Sep 2026
EMBL-EBI ChEBI · CHEBI:81935

Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0

NCBI PubChem · CID 16004 · retrieved 2026-09-27

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