The molecule is a beta-diketone and nitrile resulting from the the degradation of the isoxazole ring of isoxaflutole. The active herbicide of the proherbicide isoxaflutole. It has a role as a herbicide, an agrochemical and an EC 1.13.11.27 (4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase) inhibitor. It is a sulfone, an aromatic ketone, a member of cyclopropanes, a member of (trifluoromethyl)benzenes, a nitrile and a beta-diketone.
2-(cyclopropanecarbonyl)-3-[2-methylsulfonyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-3-oxopropanenitrile