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pentachlorophenol
Sign in to saveAlso known as PCP, pentichloriphenol, penta, 2,3,4,5,6-pentachlorophenol, Term-i-trol, Thompson'S wood fix, Chlorophen, Weedone
Pentachlorophenol (PCP) is an organochlorine compound used as a pesticide and a disinfectant. First produced in the 1930s, it is marketed under many trade names. It can be found as pure PCP, or as the sodium salt of PCP, the latter of which dissolves easily in water. It can be biodegraded by some bacteria, including Sphingobium chlorophenolicum.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C6HCl5O
- Molecular weight
- 266.3 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2,3,4,5,6-pentachlorophenol
- SMILES
- C1(=C(C(=C(C(=C1Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)O
- InChIKey
- IZUPBVBPLAPZRR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 5.1
- Polar surface area
- 20.2 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
3,214 papers- Pentachlorophenol.Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology · 1988
- Pentachlorophenol poisoning.Toxicological reviews · 2003
- Pentachlorophenol.IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans · 1991
- Pentachlorophenol.IARC monographs on the evaluation of the carcinogenic risk of chemicals to humans · 1979
- Pentachlorophenol, an assessment of the occupational hazard.American Industrial Hygiene Association journal · 1982
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 263.847003052
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- decomposition point
- 588
- density
- 1.98
- chemical formula
- C₆HCl₅O
- Commons category
- Pentachlorophenol
- immediately dangerous to life or health
- 2.5
- melting point
- 172.5
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0484
- vapor pressure
- 0.0001
- solubility
- 0.001
- time-weighted average exposure limit
- 0.5
- canonical SMILES
- C1(=C(C(=C(C(=C1Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)O
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Article
15 sectionsContents
- Uses
- Exposure
- Toxicity
- Monitoring of human exposure
- Absorption in humans and animals
- Releases to the environment
- Synthesis
- Pentachlorophenol by country
- New Zealand
- United States
- Chile
- See also
- References
- Cited sources
- External links
Pentachlorophenol (PCP) is an organochlorine compound used as a pesticide and a disinfectant. First produced in the 1930s, it is marketed under many trade names. It can be found as pure PCP, or as the sodium salt of PCP, the latter of which dissolves easily in water. It can be biodegraded by some bacteria, including Sphingobium chlorophenolicum.
==Uses== PCP has been used as a herbicide, insecticide, fungicide, algaecide, and disinfectant and as an ingredient in antifouling paint. Some applications were in agricultural seeds (for nonfood uses), leather, masonry, wood preservation, cooling-tower water, rope, and paper. It has previously been used in the manufacture of food packaging materials. Its use has declined due to its high toxicity and slow biodegradation.