5-Methyl-1H-benzotriazole was used in determination of benzothiazoles and benzotriazoles in waste water samples by GC-MS. It is also used as a potential nitrification inhibitor of urea fertilizer in agricultural soils.
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Applications
5-Methyl-1H-benzotriazole was used in determination of benzothiazoles and benzotriazoles in waste water samples by GC-MS. It is also used as a potential nitrification inhibitor of urea fertilizer in agricultural soils.
Solubility
Soluble in chloroform, methanol, water (6.0 g/L at 25°C), ethanol, and toluene (slightly).
Notes
Stable under recommended storage conditions. Incompatible with oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Devon A.Cancilla; J.Christopher Baird, Steven W.Geis; Steven R.Corsi. Studies of the environmental fate and effect of aircraft deicing fluids: Detection of 5-methyl-1H-benzotriazole in the fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 2003, 22, (1),134-140
- Alexander Muller; Stefan C.Weiss; Judith Beißwenger; H.Georg Leukhardt; Wolfgang Schulz ; Wolfram Seitz; Wolfgang K.L.Ruck, Walter H.Weber. Identification of ozonation by-products of 4- and 5-methyl-1H-benzotriazole during the treatment of surface water to drinking water . Water Research. 2012, 46, (3),679-690