methoxychlor
Sign in to saveAlso known as DMDT, Methoxy-DDT, 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-methoxyphenyl)ethane, p,p'-methoxychlor, dimethoxy-DDT, 2,2-bis(p-anisyl)-1,1,1-trichloroethane, 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-anisyl)ethane, 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-di(4-methoxyphenyl)ethane
Methoxychlor is a synthetic organochloride insecticide, now obsolete. Tradenames for methoxychlor include Chemform, Maralate, Methoxo, Methoxcide, Metox, and Moxie.
Research
991 papers- Methoxychlor.IARC monographs on the evaluation of the carcinogenic risk of chemicals to humans · 1979
- Methoxychlor.Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology · 1988
- Methoxychlor as a model for environmental estrogens.Critical reviews in toxicology · 1997
- Carcinogenicity and toxicity of methoxychlor.Environmental health perspectives · 1980
- Reproductive toxicities of methoxychlor based on estrogenic properties of the compound and its estrogenic metabolite, hydroxyphenyltrichloroethane.Vitamins and hormones · 2014
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 344.014
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- chemical formula
- C₁₆H₁₅Cl₃O₂
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0388
- density
- 1.41
- immediately dangerous to life or health
- 5000
- melting point
- 171
- solubility
- 0.00001
- time-weighted average exposure limit
- 15
- ceiling exposure limit
- 0
- canonical SMILES
- COC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(C2=CC=C(C=C2)OC)C(Cl)(Cl)Cl
- Commons category
- Methoxychlor
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- Usage
- Banned
- Health and environmental impacts
- Human exposure
- See also
- References
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Methoxychlor is a synthetic organochloride insecticide, now obsolete. Tradenames for methoxychlor include Chemform, Maralate, Methoxo, Methoxcide, Metox, and Moxie.
==Usage== Methoxychlor was used to protect crops, ornamentals, livestock, and pets against fleas, mosquitoes, cockroaches, and other insects. It was intended to be a replacement for DDT, but has since been banned for use as a pesticide based on its acute toxicity, bioaccumulation, and endocrine disruption activity.