Methoxychlor

• Mezox K
• P, p'- Dimethoxydiphenyltrichlorethan
• Bis (p- methoxyphenyl), tris ( chloromethyl ) methane
• Dimethoxy -DT
• P, p'- DMDT
• 4,4 '- ( 2,2,2- Trichlorethyliden ) dianisol
• Dimethoxy- DDT
• DMDT
• 1,1,1-trichloro- 2 ,2-bis (p-methoxyphenyl ) ethane
• 2,2- bis (p- anisyl ) -1,1,1 -trichloroethane
• Metox
• 1,1 ' - (2,2,2- trichlorethyliden ) bis (4- methoxybenzene )

Colorless to yellowish solid with a fruity odor

Fixed

1.41 g · cm -3

89 ° C

Practically insoluble in water (0.1 mg · l-1 at 25 ° C)

Attention

1860 mg · kg -1 ( LD50, rat, oral)

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Methoxychlor is a chemical compound selected from the group of chlorinated diphenylmethane derivatives. It is the p, p'- dimethoxy analog of p, p'- DDT.

Production and representation

Methoxychlor can be obtained by reaction of chloral with anisole in the presence of aluminum chloride or sulfuric acid.

Properties

Methoxychlor is a flammable colorless to yellowish solid with a fruity odor, which is practically insoluble in water. In its pure form it is a colorless powder. The technical product is gray to yellowish and consists of 88 % of the p, p'- isomer. The rest consists mainly of the o, p'- isomer and up to 50 other impurities. The compound was first described in 1944 and introduced in 1945.

Use

Methoxychlor was used as an insecticide. The compound was not added to the list of permitted in the European Union crop protection active ingredients in 2002. Pesticide products containing this active ingredient are approved in any EU country .. The permission for use as a pesticide or biocide in the U.S. was revoked in 2004.