4-Nitro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenol

Description

4-Nitro-3- trifluoromethyl phenol TFM is a piscicide that is toxic to lampreys P. marinus LC50 values ??are 1.97-2.11 for cysts, 2.05-2.21 for fry, 1.6-2.45 for juveniles, and 1.6-1.63 for adults, respectively . 4-Nitro-3- trifluoromethyl phenol is also toxic to juvenile lake sturgeons A. fulvescens less than 100 mm, but is nontoxic to a variety of other fish species. 4-Nitro-3- trifluoromethyl phenol 50 ?M dissociates oxidative phosphorylation by 22 % and 28 % in isolated livers of lampreys and rainbow trout O. mykiss , respectively. 4-Nitro-3- trifluoromethyl phenol can be used to control lamprey larval populations.