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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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Safety Reference
Corrosive
Toxic
Harmful
Health Hazard
Environmental Hazard
Danger
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
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
