Cyanazine hydrolysis

Because of the susceptibility of the 1-cyano-l-methylethylamino group to hydrolysis cyanazine had a relatively short residual activity. A further possibility of variation on the nonamino positions is illustrated by the next example ... 

Figure 23.10 Hydrolysis products of cyanazine resulting from hydrolysis in the presence of mineral acids or bases, or in the presence of carboxylic acids or phenols.

Grayson, B.T. (1980). Hydrolysis of cyanazine and related diaminochloro-l,3,5-triazines. Part II Hydrolysis in sulphuric acid solutions. Pestic. Sci., 11 493-505. 

Because of the susceptibility of the 1-cyano-l-methylethylamino group to hydrolysis Cyanazine has a relatively short residual activity. 

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