Dinoseb
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IUPAC name
(RS)-2,4-Dinitro-6-sec-butylphenol | |
Identifiers | |
88-85-7 | |
ChEBI | CHEBI:34719 |
ChemSpider | 6684 |
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Jmol-3D images | Image |
KEGG | C14302 |
PubChem | 6950 |
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UNII | YD44ZEM22M |
Properties | |
C10H12N2O5 | |
Molar mass | 240.21 g/mol |
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa) | |
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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was approved for use in the United States based on safety data from Industrial Bio-Test Laboratories and subsequently withdrawn from the market in 1986 due to high incidences of birth defects.[1][2]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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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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