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Substance Name: TDE [ISO]
RN: 72-54-8
UNII: V14159DF29
InChIKey: AHJKRLASYNVKDZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Note

  • An Organochlorine insecticide that is slightly irritating to the skin. (From Merck Index, 11th ed, p482)

Molecular Formula

  • C14-H10-Cl4

Molecular Weight

  • 320.045
 

Classification Codes

Classification Codes

  • Agricultural Chemical
  • Insecticide
  • Insecticides
  • Mutation Data
  • Out-Dated Pesticide
  • Pesticides
  • Tumor Data

Superlist Classification Codes

  • 2007 CERCLA Priority List, Rank: 25
  • 2011 CERCLA Priority List, Rank: 26
  • Overall Carcinogenic Evaluation: Group 2B
  • Reportable Quantity (RQ) = 1 lb

Names and Synonyms

Results Name

  • TDE [ISO]

Name of Substance

  • DDD
  • Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane
  • TDE [ISO]

MeSH Heading

  • Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane

Synonyms

  • 1,1-Bis(4-chlorophenyl)-2,2-dichloroethane
  • 1,1-Bis(p-chlorophenyl)-2,2-dichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloor-2,2-bis(4-chloor fenyl)-ethaan
  • 1,1-Dichloor-2,2-bis(4-chloor fenyl)-ethaan [Dutch]
  • 1,1-Dichlor-2,2-bis(4-chlor-phenyl)-aethan
  • 1,1-Dichlor-2,2-bis(4-chlor-phenyl)-aethan [German]
  • 1,1-Dichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-ethane
  • 1,1-Dichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-ethane [French]
  • 1,1-Dichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethane
  • 1,1-Dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane
  • 1,1-Dichloro-2,2-bis(parachlorophenyl)ethane
  • 1,1-Dichloro-2,2-di(4-chlorophenyl)ethane
  • 1,1-Dicloro-2,2-bis(4-cloro-fenil)-etano
  • 1,1-Dicloro-2,2-bis(4-cloro-fenil)-etano [Italian]
  • 2,2-Bis(4-chlorophenyl)-1,1-dichloroethane
  • 2,2-Bis(p-chlorophenyl)-1,1-dichloroethane
  • 4,4'-DDD
  • 4-05-00-01884 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
  • AI3-04225
  • BRN 1914072
  • Caswell No. 307
  • CCRIS 573
  • DDD
  • Dichlorodiphenyl dichloroethane
  • Dilene
  • EINECS 200-783-0
  • ENT 4,225
  • EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 029101
  • Ethane, 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)-
  • HSDB 285
  • ME-1700
  • Me-700
  • NCI-C00475
  • NSC 8941
  • OMS 1078
  • p,p'-DDD
  • p,p'-Dichlorodiphenyl-2,2-dichloroethylene
  • p,p'-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane
  • p,p'-TDE
  • RCRA waste number U060
  • Rhothane
  • Rhothane D-3
  • Rothane
  • TDE
  • Tetrachlorodiphenylethane
  • UNII-V14159DF29

Systematic Names

  • Benzene, 1,1'-(2,2-dichloroethylidene)bis(4-chloro-
  • Benzene, 1,1'-(2,2-dichloroethylidene)bis(4-chloro- (9CI)
  • Ethane, 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)-
  • p,p'-TDE
  • TDE

Superlist Names

  • 4,4'-DDD
  • Benzene, 1,1'-(2,2-dichloroethylidene)bis(4-chloro-
  • DDD
  • DDD, p,p'-
  • Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane
  • p,p'-TDE
  • RCRA waste no. U060
  • TDE
  • Tetrachlorodiphenylethane

Registry Numbers

CAS Registry Number

  • 72-54-8

FDA UNII

  • V14159DF29

System Generated Number

  • 0000072548

Structure Descriptors

InChI

1S/C14H10Cl4/c15-11-5-1-9(2-6-11)13(14(17)18)10-3-7-12(16)8-4-10/h1-8,13-14H

InChIKey

AHJKRLASYNVKDZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Smiles

c1cc(ccc1C(c2ccc(cc2)Cl)C(Cl)Cl)Cl

Toxicity

Organism Test Type Route Reported Dose (Normalized Dose) Effect Source
hamster LD50 oral > 5gm/kg (5000mg/kg)   Laboratory Animal Science. Vol. 26, Pg. 274, 1976.
mouse LDLo oral 600mg/kg (600mg/kg) BEHAVIORAL: TREMOR

BEHAVIORAL: CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD

BEHAVIORAL: EXCITEMENT		 Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. Vol. 88, Pg. 400, 1946.
rabbit LD50 skin 1200mg/kg (1200mg/kg) BEHAVIORAL: EXCITEMENT

SKIN AND APPENDAGES (SKIN): PRIMARY IRRITATION: AFTER TOPICAL EXPOSURE

BEHAVIORAL: CONVULSIONS OR EFFECT ON SEIZURE THRESHOLD		 Quarterly Bulletin--Association of Food and Drug Officials of the United States. Vol. 16, Pg. 3, 1952.
rat LD50 oral 113mg/kg (113mg/kg)   Guide to the Chemicals Used in Crop Protection. Vol. 6, Pg. 154, 1973.

Physical Properties

Physical Property Value Units Temp (deg C) Source
Melting Point 109.5 deg C   EXP
Boiling Point 350 deg C   EXP
log P (octanol-water) 6.02 (none)   EXP
Water Solubility 0.09 mg/L 25 EXP
Vapor Pressure 1.35E-06 mm Hg 25 EXP
Henry's Law Constant 6.60E-06 atm-m3/mole 25 EXP
Atmospheric OH Rate Constant 4.34E-12 cm3/molecule-sec 25 EST

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