Twenty-two novel N-nitro-N 0 -substituted phenyl-N-(2,6-dibromo-4-fluorophenyl)urea derivatives were designed and synthesized via a simple and convenient BTC 'one-pot' procedure using DMAP as the catalyst. The structures of all newly synthesized compounds were confirmed by IR, 1 H NMR, and elemental analysis, and a part has been identified by 13 C NMR. The preliminary bioassay indicates that the target compounds possesses moderate herbicidal activity against Sorghum sudanense. However, some of the title compounds presented high plant growth regulating activity against rape.