[2][3] It is no longer approved in the United States, and is not in the European Union,[4] though in Iran it has been used to control annual grasses and broadleaf weeds in cotton and soybeans,[5] as it was in the U.S. as of 1975,[6] where it was also used on sunflower.

[3] Dinitramine is chemically similar to trifluralin and other dinitronilines, with which it shares many characteristics, such as mode of action and resistance information.

Cobex (or Kobex) was a dinitramine formulation sold in the U.S. by the United States Borax & Chemical Corporation, and introduced in 1973.

[8] Dinitramine accumulates in fish's flesh at up to 20 times its water concentration, though it is metabolised with a half life under 24 hours.

[4] Dinitramine has been marketed to control these weeds: Barnyardgrass, Florica pusley, Pigweed, Brachiaria, Foxtail species, carelessweed, carpetweed, Goosegrass, Purslane, Crabgrass, Johnsongrass, Texas panicum, Fall panicum, Smartweed, Black nightshade, Junglerice, Lambsquarters, kochia, Annual morningglory, Teaweed, Velvetleaf, Annual ragweed and hairy nightshade.