| Description | Simetryn is a rice paddy herbicide and acts as a chemical stressor retarding tadpole growth and development without disrupting thyroid functions, even at 1/100 of the 96-h LC50 value. |
| molecular weight | 213.3 |
| Molecular formula | C8H15N5S |
| CAS | 1014-70-6 |
| Storage | Powder: -20°C for 3 years | In solvent: -80°C for 1 year | Shipping with blue ice. |
| Solubility | DMSO: 36 mg/mL (168.78 mM) |
| References | 1. Saka M, et al. Application of an amphibian (Silurana tropicalis) metamorphosis assay to the testing of the chronic toxicity of three rice paddy herbicides: simetryn, mefenacet, and thiobencarb. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2013 Jun;92:135-43. 2. Saka M. Acute toxicity of rice paddy herbicides simetryn, mefenacet, and thiobencarb to Silurana tropicalis tadpoles. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2010 Sep;73(6):1165-9. |