Flumetralin

Agent Name
Flumetralin
CAS Number
62924-70-3
Formula
C16-H12-Cl-F4-N3-O4
Major Category
Pesticides
Flumetralin formula graphical representation
Synonyms
2-Chloro-N-(2,6-dinitro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-N-ethyl-6-fluorobenzenemethanamine; CGA-41065; Flumetraline [ISO-French]; N-(2-Chloro-6-fluorobenzyl)-N-ethyl-alpha,alpha,alpha-trifluoro-2,6-dinitro-p-toluidine; N-Ethyl-N-(2-chloro-6-fluorobenzyl)-4-trifluoromethyl-2,6-dinitroaniline; Premier; Prime+; Benzenemethanamine, 2-chloro-N-(2,6-dinitro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-N-ethyl-6-fluoro-; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Plant Growth Regulators
Description
Yellow solid; [Aldrich MSDS]
Sources/Uses
Used as plant growth regulator for tobacco; [Reference #1]
Comments
Clinical findings in sub-chronic feeding study of dogs include weight loss, fever, and dehydration; Increased liver weight and kidney changes in chronic oral study of rats; Developmental toxicity (increased fetal loss, fused sternebrae, and absent ossification of caudal vertebral centers) observed in rabbits at doses equal to or above those maternally toxic; [Reference #1] Causes interstitial nephritis and bladder changes in 13-week intermittent oral studies of rats; [RTECS] A skin and eye irritant; May cause skin sensitization; [Aldrich MSDS]
Reference Link #1
Biomedical References

Exposure Assessment

Vapor Pressure
2.4E-07 mm Hg
Lethal Concentration
LC50 (rat) > 2,220 mg/m3

Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent

Processes

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