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Home/Compounds/Agrochemical/Benfluralin
C13H16F3N3O4
335.28 g/mol
AgrochemicalWarning

Benfluralin

CAS1861-40-1EC217-465-2
Category
Agrochemical
Compound Class
Amine
Primary Use
pre-emergence dinitroaniline herbicide

Benfluralin is a pre-emergence herbicide belonging to the dinitroaniline class. It works by inhibiting mitosis and the development of roots and shoots in target plants, similar to trifluralin.

pre-emergence control of annual grasses and broadleaf weeds in agricultural crops

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Related Compounds

SimilarStructure SimilarSimilarity 0.74

Trifluralin

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pre-emergent selective herbicide

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Phenoxy herbicide

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organic intermediate for pesticides

ReferenceSame Category

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Broad-spectrum fungicide and pesticide

ReferenceSame Category

2,6-difluorobenzonitrile

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intermediate for insecticide production

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Safety Reference

Harmful
Harmful
Health Hazard
Health Hazard
Environmental Hazard
Environmental Hazard
Warning
H315Causes skin irritation
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H351Suspected of causing cancer
H400Very toxic to aquatic life
H410Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects

Customs Tariff Classification

The international HS code for Benfluralin (CAS 1861-40-1) is 2921.43.

HS code (international, 6-digit)

2921.43

EU CN code (8-digit)

2921 43 00

Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.

Identifiers
IUPAC Name

N-butyl-N-ethyl-2,6-dinitro-4-(trifluoromethyl)aniline

InChIKey

SMDHCQAYESWHAE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CCCCN(CC)C1=C(C=C(C=C1[N+](=O)[O-])C(F)(F)F)[N+](=O)[O-]

Synonyms (29)
  • BENEFIN
  • Balan
  • Balfin
  • Banafine
  • Benalan
  • Benefex
  • Benephin
  • Benfluralin (Standard)
  • Benfluralin, PESTANAL(R)
  • Benfluraline
  • Benfluraline [ISO-French]
  • Bethrodine
  • Binnell
  • Blulan
  • Bonalan
  • Carpidor
  • Emblem
  • Flubalex
  • Quilan
  • benfluralin

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