C10H12N2O5
240.21 g/mol
AgrochemicalDanger
DINOSEB
CAS88-85-7EC201-861-7
Category
Agrochemical
Compound Class
Aromatic
Primary Use
Herbicide and insecticide
Dinoseb is a herbicide and insecticide in the dinitrophenol family, typically appearing as a crystalline orange solid with low water solubility. It is banned for agricultural use in the European Union and the United States due to its toxicity.
herbicideinsecticide
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CAS 88-85-7
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Safety Reference
Danger
H301Toxic if swallowed
H311Toxic in contact with skin
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H400Very toxic to aquatic life
H410Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
H300Fatal if swallowed
H310Fatal in contact with skin
H330Fatal if inhaled
H315Causes skin irritation
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
H318Causes serious eye damage
H360May damage fertility or the unborn child
H336May cause drowsiness or dizziness
H361Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child
H370Causes damage to organs
H371May cause damage to organs
H372Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
H373May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for DINOSEB (CAS 88-85-7) is 2908.91, 3808.59.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2908.91, 3808.59
EU CN code (8-digit)
2908 91 00, 3808 59 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
2-butan-2-yl-4,6-dinitrophenol
InChIKey
OWZPCEFYPSAJFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CCC(C)C1=C(C(=CC(=C1)[N+](=O)[O-])[N+](=O)[O-])O
Synonyms (80)
- DBNF
- DINOSEB
- DNBP
- DNOSBP
- DNPB
- DNSBP
- 2,4-Dinitro-6-sec-butylphenol
- 2-sec-Butyl-4,6-dinitrophenol
- 4,6-Dinitro-2-(2-butyl)phenol
- 4,6-Dinitro-2-sec-butylphenol
- 4,6-Dinitro-2-sec.butylfenol
- 4,6-Dinitro-o-sec-butylphenol
- 6-sec-Butyl-2,4-dinitrophenol
- Aatox
- Aretit (Salt/Mix)
- BNP 20
- BNP 30
- Basanite
- Blaartox
- Butaphene
- Caldon
- Caswell No. 392DD
- Chemox P.E.
- Desicoil
- Dibutox
- Dibutox 20CE
- Dinitrall
- Dinitrax
- Dinitro-o-sec-butylphenol
- Dinoseb, PESTANAL(R)
- Dinosebe
- Dinosebe [French]
- Dinosebe [ISO-French]
- Dow General
- Dow general weed killer
- Dow selective weed killer
- Dytop
- Elgetol 318
- Ent 1,122
- Gebutox
- Gebutox; knox-weed
- Hel-fire
- Hivertox
- Ivosit (Salt/Mix)
- Kiloseb
- Knox-weed
- Ladob
- Laseb
- Liro DNBP
- Nitropone C
- Phenotan
- Premerg
- Premerge
- Premerge 3
- Sinox general
- Sparic
- Spurge
- Subitex
- Tubotox
- Unicrop dnbp
- Vertac dinitro weed killer
- Vertac general weed killer
- Vertac selective weed killer