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Triflumuron

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Triflumuron
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
2-Chloro-N-{[4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]carbamoyl}benzamide
Other names
Alsystin
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
2776684
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.059.055 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 264-980-3
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C15H10ClF3N2O3/c16-12-4-2-1-3-11(12)13(22)21-14(23)20-9-5-7-10(8-6-9)24-15(17,18)19/h1-8H,(H2,20,21,22,23)
    Key: XAIPTRIXGHTTNT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • C1=CC=C(C(=C1)C(=O)NC(=O)NC2=CC=C(C=C2)OC(F)(F)F)Cl
Properties
C15H10ClF3N2O3
Molar mass 358.70 g·mol−1
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS08: Health hazard
Danger
H330
P260, P271, P284, P304+P340, P310, P320, P403+P233, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Triflumuron is the active ingredient in some IGRs (insect growth regulators). An aromatic ether, organofluorine compound from the benzoylurea class and member of monochlorobenzenes.[1][2]

Triflumuron is banned in the European Union.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "triflumuron". sitem.herts.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ^ "TRIFLUMURON 1-(2-chlorobenzoyl)-3-(4-trifluoromethoxyphenyl)urea" (PDF). FAO SPECIFICATIONS AND EVALUATIONS FOR AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  3. ^ Ramalho da Silva, Beatriz; Levitt, Tom (April 25, 2023). "EU firms accused of 'abhorrent' export of banned pesticides to Brazil". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 April 2023.