4,4'-Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

• Catalog No.: D434195
• CAS Number: 50-29-3
• M. F.: C14H9Cl5
• M. W.: 354.48626

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: 1-chloro-4-[2,2,2-trichloro-1-(4-chlorophenyl)ethyl]benzene
• IUPAC Traditional name: detox
• Synonyms: 4,4'-DDT; NSC 8939; Pentachlorin; Neocidol; Chlorphenothan; 1,1-Bis(4-chlorophenyl)-2,2,2-trichloroethane; 1,1'-(2,2,2-trichloroethylidene)bis[4-chlorobenzene]; 2,2,2-Trichloro-1,1-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethane; Benzochloryl; Chlorophenothane; Chlorphenotoxum; Clofenotan; Parachlorocidum

DATABASE IDS

• CAS Number: 50-29-3

DETAILS

Description (English)

4,4'-Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane is a synthetic organochlorine insecticide. 4,4'-Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane functions by opening sodium ion channels in the insects’ neurons, causing them to fire spontaneously which in turn leads to death. 4,4'-Di

REFERENCES

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• Kikankie, C.K. et al.: Malaria J., 9, No pp. given. (2010)
• Battu, R.S. et al.: Sci. Total Environ., 78, 173 (2010)