Chemistry:Fluometuron

Fluometuron

Names
Preferred IUPAC name N,N-Dimethyl-N′-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]urea
Other names 1,1-Dimethyl-3-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]urea; 1,1-Dimethyl-3-(α,α,α-trifluoro-m-tolyl)-urea; 3-(3-Trifluoromethylphenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea; 3-(m-Trifluoromethylphenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea; C 2059; Ciba 2059; Cotoran; Cotoran 85DF; Fluomethuron; Lanex; N-(3-Trifluoromethylphenyl)-N′,N′-Dimethylurea; N-(m-Trifluoromethylphenyl)-N′,N′-Dimethylurea; Pakhtaran
Identifiers
CAS Number	2164-17-2 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:82012
ChemSpider	15702
PubChem CID	16562
UNII	296378G1S8 Y
InChI InChI=1S/C10H11F3N2O/c1-15(2)9(16)14-8-5-3-4-7(6-8)10(11,12)13/h3-6H,1-2H3,(H,14,16)
SMILES O=C(Nc1cc(ccc1)C(F)(F)F)N(C)C
Properties
Chemical formula	C10H11F3N2O
Molar mass	232.206 g·mol−1
Density	1.39 g/cm3
Melting point	163 to 164 °C (325 to 327 °F; 436 to 437 K)
Solubility in water	90 ppm (0.0105%) at 20 °C
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

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Fluometuron is an herbicide. In the United States it was approved for use on cotton and sugarcane crops in 1974, but since 1986 is only approved for use on cotton.

External links

• Fluometuron in the Pesticide Properties DataBase (PPDB)