The molecule is an organic sodium salt that is the sodium salt of fomesafen. A protoporphyrinogen oxidase inhibitor, it was specially developed for post-emergence control of broad-leaf weeds in soya. It has a role as an agrochemical, an EC 1.3.3.4 (protoporphyrinogen oxidase) inhibitor and a herbicide. It contains a fomesafen(1-).
sodium;(1Z)-5-[2-chloro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]-N-methylsulfonyl-2-nitrobenzenecarboximidate