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methoxychlor

chemical compound
Class type of: chemical compound Q411958

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
type of chemical entity
Subclass of
chemical compound[4]
Has use
insecticide[5]
Associated hazard
methoxychlor exposure[18]
Canonical SMILES
COC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(C2=CC=C(C=C2)OC)C(Cl)(Cl)Cl[2]
Ceiling exposure limit
+0[16]
Chemical formula
C₁₆H₁₅Cl₃O₂[3]
Density
+1.41[9]
Has characteristic
flammable solid[7]
Has effect
methoxychlor exposure[6]
Immediately dangerous to life or health
+5000[12]
Mass
+344.014[10]
Medical condition treated
lice infestation[13]
Melting point
+171[11]
NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
0388[8]
Solubility
+0.00001[14]
Subject has role
occupational carcinogen[17]
Time-weighted average exposure limit
+15[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)ethane en 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-anisyl)ethane en 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-methoxyphenyl)ethane en 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-di(4-methoxyphenyl)ethane en 2,2-bis(p-anisyl)-1,1,1-trichloroethane en 2,2-bis(p-methoxyphenyl)-1,1,1-trichloroethane en 2,2-di(p-methoxyphenyl)-1,1,1-trichloroethane en dimethoxy-DDT en DMDT en methoxychlor en Methoxy-DDT en MXC en p,p'-dimethoxydiphenyltrichloroethane en p,p'-methoxychlor fa متوکسی‌کلر fa متوکسی کلر fi metoksikloori hi मिथोक्सीक्लोर zh 甲氧DDT zh 甲氧氯
🔖 Identifiers · 35
OpenAlex ID
C2780509179
CAB ID
213739
CAMEO Chemicals ID
3875
CAS Registry Number
72-43-5
ChEBI ID
6842
ChEMBL ID
CHEMBL362919
ChemSpider ID
3972
DSSTOX compound identifier
DTXCID30827
DSSTox substance ID
DTXSID9020827
EC number
200-779-9
ECHA Substance Infocard ID
100.000.709
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
science/methoxychlor
Show all 35 identifiers +23
Freebase ID
/m/0cffjf
Gmelin number
513417
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/121rpsss
HSDB ID
1173
Human Metabolome Database ID
HMDB0254545
ICSC ID
1306
InChI
InChI=1S/C16H15Cl3O2/c1-20-13-7-3-11(4-8-13)15(16(17,18)19)12-5-9-14(21-2)10-6-12/h3-10,15H,1-2H3
InChIKey
IAKOZHOLGAGEJT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
KEGG ID
C11043
MeSH descriptor ID
D008731
MeSH tree code
D02.455.526.439.610
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2780509179
NMRShiftDB structure ID
30097372
NSC number
8945
OSHA Occupational Chemical Database ID
494
Probes And Drugs ID
PD159033
PubChem CID
4115
RTECS number
KJ3675000
Reaxys registry number
2057367
SureChEMBL ID
116390
UNII
RIA79UD69L
UniChem compound ID
591203
ZVG number
35440

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Has use 1
insecticide
Medical condition treated 1
lice infestation
Subclass of 1
chemical compound
← Drug or therapy used for treatment 1
lice infestation
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Summary

methoxychlor is a type of chemical entity[1].

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  1. [2] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Inxight: Drugs Database. Retrieved . drugs.ncats.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Innerstream · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 16
    Chemical structure → Methoxychlor.svg
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  2. 5w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    ZVG number → 35440
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  3. 6w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    ZVG number → 35440
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  4. 19w ago · Nabbegat · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Density → {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+1.41'}
    Has effect → methoxychlor exposure
    Ceiling exposure limit → {'unit': 'Q21077820', 'amount': '+0'}
    Instance of → type of chemical entity
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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