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Dichlorophen

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Chemical compound Pharmaceutical compound
Dichlorophen
Ball-and-stick mode of the dichlorophen molecule
Clinical data
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Identifiers
IUPAC name
  • 4-Chloro-2-phenol
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC13H10Cl2O2
Molar mass269.12 g·mol
3D model (JSmol)
Density1.5 g/cm g/cm
Melting point177.5 °C (351.5 °F)
Solubility in water0.003 g/100 mL mg/mL (20 °C)
SMILES
  • C1=CC(=C(C=C1Cl)CC2=C(C=CC(=C2)Cl)O)O
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C13H10Cl2O2/c14-10-1-3-12(16)8(6-10)5-9-7-11(15)2-4-13(9)17/h1-4,6-7,16-17H,5H2
  • Key:MDNWOSOZYLHTCG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Dichlorophen is an anticestodal agent, fungicide, germicide, and antimicrobial agent. It is used in combination with toluene for the removal of parasites such as ascarids, hookworms, and tapeworms from dogs and cats.

Safety and regulation

LD50 (oral, mouse) is 3300 mg/kg.

References

  1. Lide DR (1998). Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.). Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. pp. 8–118. ISBN 0-8493-0594-2.
  2. Milne, G.W.A. (Ed.). (2005). Gardner's commercially important chemicals: Synonyms, trade names, and properties. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley-Interscience. Google Books
  3. "Code of Federal Regulations", Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Volume 6, U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005-04-01, retrieved 2009-05-01
  4. Fiege H, Voges HW, Hamamoto T, Umemura S, Iwata T, Miki H, Fujita Y, Buysch HJ, Garbe D, Paulus W (2007). "Phenol Derivatives". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a19_313. ISBN 978-3527306732.
Antiparasitics – Anthelmintics (P02) and endectocides (QP54)
Antiplatyhelmintic agents
Antitrematodals
(schistosomicides)
Binds tubulin
AChE inhibitor
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Anticestodals
(taeniacides)
Binds tubulin
Other/unknown
Antinematodal agents
(including
macrofilaricides)
Binds tubulin
Glutamate-gated chloride channel, GABA receptor
NMDA
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