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| Preferred IUPAC name N,N-diethyl-2,6-dinitro-4-(trifluoromethyl)aniline | |
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA) | |
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| C11H12F3N3O4 | |
| Molar mass | 307.229 g·mol−1 |
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| H302, H317, H331, H351, H410 | |
| P203, P261, P264, P270, P271, P272, P273, P280, P301+P317, P302+P352, P304+P340, P316, P318, P321, P330, P333+P317, P362+P364, P391, P403+P233, P405, P501 | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
Nitrofor is a dinitroaniline herbicide, useful for weed control in cabbage, tomato, and cotton crops. [2] It is not approved in the EU. [3] It can be applied at 3-6 kg/ha, and works by the inhibition of microtubule formation mode of action, making it an HRAC Group D / K3 / 3 herbicide. [2] It appears not to be in current use anywhere.
In a Soviet test in the 1970s, nitrofor at 3 kg/Ha increased the levels of NPK (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium), in leached heavy-loam chernozem soil. The nitrofor was pre-plant incorporated. Final NPK levels were 1.6-2.0 times greater in castor beans and 5 times greater in the seed. [4]
An American test in the 1960s compared trifluralin analogs, one being nitrofor, which is equivalent to trifluralin with ethyl groups instead of propyls. Trifluralin itself was the most active agent, however nitrofor was among a few analogs recommended for further testing, still having high herbicidal activity but offering greater crop safety. [5]