4,4'-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane

• Catalog No.: D434185
• CAS Number: 72-54-8
• M. F.: C14H10Cl4
• M. W.: 320.0412

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: 1-chloro-4-[2,2-dichloro-1-(4-chlorophenyl)ethyl]benzene
• IUPAC Traditional name: dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane
• Synonyms: 4,4'-DDD; NSC 8941; 4,4'-1,1-Dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane; Dilene; ME 1700; 1,1-Dichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethane; TDE; 1,1-Bis(4-chlorophenyl)-2,2-dichloroethane; 4,4'-TDE; Rhothane; p,p'-DDD; p,p'-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane; p,p'-Dichlorodiphenylethylene Dichloride; 2,2-Bis(4-chlorophenyl)-1,1-dichloroethane; p,p'-TDE; 2,2-Di(p-chlorophenyl)-1,1-dichloroethane

DATABASE IDS

• CAS Number: 72-54-8

DETAILS

Description (English)

4,4'-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane is a synthetic organochlorine insecticide. 4,4'-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane is a metabolite of 4,4'-Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (D434195). 4,4'-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane is a probable carcinogen (Group B2).

REFERENCES

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