Dinoseb

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Dinoseb
Identifiers
CAS number 88-85-7 YesY
PubChem 6950
ChemSpider 6684 YesY
UNII YD44ZEM22M YesY
KEGG C14302 YesY
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Properties
Molecular formula C10H12N2O5
Molar mass 240.21 g/mol
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Dinoseb is an herbicide in the dinitrophenol family. The IUPAC name is 2-sec-butyl-4,6-dinitrophenol and its molecular formula is C10H12N2O5.

Legal status

Dinoseb was approved for use in the United States based on safety data from Industrial Bio-Test Laboratories and subsequently withdrawn from the market in 1986 due to high incidences of birth defects.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. Felsot, Allan S. (June 1998). "Dinoseb--Banned But not Forgotten The Tale of an Unusually Hazardous Pesticide". Agrichemical and Environmental News. Retrieved 2012-07-18. 
  2. Montague, Peter (1986-12-08). "EPA Pulls License of Pesticide OK'd on Phony Data". Rachel's Environment & Health News (2). Retrieved 2012-07-18. 

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