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Mefluidide

PESTANAL®, analytical standard

Synonym(s):

5′-(1,1,1-Trifluoromethanesulfonamido)acet-2′,4′-xylidide, 5-Acetamido-2,4-dimethyltrifluoromethanesulfonanilide, N-[2,4-Dimethyl-5-[[(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl]amino]phenyl]acetamide

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C11H13F3N2O3S
CAS Number:
53780-34-0
Molecular Weight:
310.29
Beilstein:
2819120
EC Number:
258-767-4
MDL number:
MFCD01632752
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329758049
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

product line

PESTANAL®

Assay

≥98.0% (HPLC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

composition

carbon content, 41.73-43.43%

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

agriculture
environmental

format

neat

SMILES string

CC(=O)Nc1cc(NS(=O)(=O)C(F)(F)F)c(C)cc1C

InChI

1S/C11H13F3N2O3S/c1-6-4-7(2)10(5-9(6)15-8(3)17)16-20(18,19)11(12,13)14/h4-5,16H,1-3H3,(H,15,17)

InChI key

OKIBNKKYNPBDRS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Mefluidide is a herbicide widely used to regulate the growth of turf grass and ornamentals. Its primary use is to inhibit cell division in meristematic regions of the plant.

Application

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Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Legal Information

PESTANAL is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Regulatory Listings

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JAN Code

54746-BULK:
54746-25MG:
54746-VAR:

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
BCCC2977
BCBV2638
BCBP0183V
BCBG9544V
BCBG9544

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K E Turner et al.
Journal of animal science, 68(10), 3399-3405 (1990-10-01)
Twelve Hereford heifers were used in a grazing experiment to determine intake and digestibility of tall fescue forage treated with the plant growth regulator mefluidide. Additionally, steer and heifer performance were evaluated after grazing tall fescue pastures or consuming hay
Residues of the plant growth regulator mefluidide [N-[2,4]dimethy-5-[[(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl]amino]phenyl]acetamide] in the milk and tissues of lactating dairy cows: a 28-day feeding study.
D E Clark et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 29(6), 1175-1179 (1981-11-01)
K E Turner et al.
Journal of animal science, 68(10), 3406-3411 (1990-10-01)
Spring application of a plant growth regulator, mefluidide, to tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) pastures grazed from May to September reduced (P less than .05) available DM and digestible OM per hectare by 51 and 41%, respectively, compared to untreated
Fate of the plant growth regulator mefluidide [N-[2,4-dimethyl-5-[[(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl]amino]phenyl]acetamide] in a cow and sheep.
G W Ivie
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 28(6), 1286-1288 (1980-11-01)
S K Wimer et al.
Journal of animal science, 63(4), 1054-1062 (1986-10-01)
Mefluidide, a plant growth regulator, was evaluated in two cow-calf grazing trials and one herbage trial on smooth brome (Bromus inermis) pastures stocked at recommended densities in eastern Nebraska. Mefluidide-treated pasture increased cow and calf production during August of 1982
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