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Dinitrophenol

Dinitrophenols are chemical compounds which are nitro derivatives of phenol.

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Dinitrophenols are chemical compounds which are nitro derivatives of phenol.

There are six isomers of dinitrophenol:

Chemical structure of 2,4-Dinitrophenol source ↗

Dinitrophenols also form the core structure of some herbicides, which are collectively referred to as dinitrophenol herbicides, including:

Chemical structure of Dinoterb source ↗