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;
ECHA InfoCard	100.016.819
PubChem CID	16562;
UNII	296378G1S8 Y;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID8020628 ;
	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

Chemical compound

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.^[2]

Fluometron's herbicide resistance class is Group C, (Australia), C2 (global), Group 7, (numeric, i.e. Group 5, due to a merger). It is photosynthesis inhibitor.^[3]

References

^ a b c Fluometuron, Pesticide Information Profile
^ Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for Fluometuron, US Environmental Protection Agency
^ "Classification of Herbicides According to Site of Action". Retrieved 19 July 2025.

External links

Fluometuron in the Pesticide Properties DataBase (PPDB)

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[Cornell-1] Fluometuron, Pesticide Information Profile

[2] Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for Fluometuron, US Environmental Protection Agency

[3] "Classification of Herbicides According to Site of Action". Retrieved 19 July 2025.