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2,4,6-trichlorophenol
Sign in to saveAlso known as 2,4,6-TCP, 1,3,5-Trichloro-2-hydroxybenzene
2,4,6-Trichlorophenol, also known as TCP, phenaclor, Dowicide 2S, Dowcide 2S, omal, is a chlorinated phenol that has been used as a fungicide, herbicide, insecticide, antiseptic, defoliant, and glue preservative. It is a clear to yellowish crystalline solid with a strong, phenolic odor. It decomposes on heating to produce toxic and corrosive fumes including hydrogen chloride and chlorine.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C6H3Cl3O
- Molecular weight
- 197.4 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2,4,6-trichlorophenol
- SMILES
- C1=C(C=C(C(=C1Cl)O)Cl)Cl
- InChIKey
- LINPIYWFGCPVIE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 3.7
- Polar surface area
- 20.2 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- Trichlorophenols
- Has part
- hydrogen
- Mass
- 195.925
- Has use
- biomarker
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- melting point
- 65
- subject has role
- carcinogen
- chemical formula
- C₆H₃Cl₃O
- canonical SMILES
- C1=C(C=C(C(=C1Cl)O)Cl)Cl
- boiling point
- 246
- Commons category
- 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Preparation
- Health effects
- Environmental effects
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- References
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2,4,6-Trichlorophenol, also known as TCP, phenaclor, Dowicide 2S, Dowcide 2S, omal, is a chlorinated phenol that has been used as a fungicide, herbicide, insecticide, antiseptic, defoliant, and glue preservative. It is a clear to yellowish crystalline solid with a strong, phenolic odor. It decomposes on heating to produce toxic and corrosive fumes including hydrogen chloride and chlorine.
== Preparation == 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol is produced industrially by the electrophilic chlorination of phenol: 250px
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