Goal;Oxyfluorfene; 2-chloro-1-(3-ethoxy-4-nitrophenoxy)-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzene

2-chloro-a,a,a-trifluoro-p-tolyl 3-ethoxy-4-nitrophenyl ether

C₁₅H₁₁ClF₃NO₄

Form Orange, crystalline solid.

Melting point 65-84℃.

Density 1.35 (73℃) Solubility In water 0.116 mg/l (25℃).

Readily soluble in most organic solvents, e.g. acetone 72.5, cyclohexanone, isophorone 61.5, dimethylformamide >50, chloroform 50-55, mesityl oxide 40-50 (all in g/100 g, 25℃).

Oral Acute oral LD50 for rats and dogs >5000 mg/kg.

Skin and eye Acute percutaneous LD50 for rabbits >10 000 mg/kg.

Mild to moderate eye irritant; mild skin irritant (rabbits).

Inhalation LC50 for rats >5.4 mg/l.

Control of annual broad-leaved weeds and grasses in a variety of tropical and subtropical crops, by pre- or post-emergence application. Particular crops include tree fruit (including citrus), vines, nuts, cereals, maize, soya beans, peanuts, rice, cotton, bananas, peppermint, onions, garlic, ornamental trees and shrubs, and conifer seedbeds.