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1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane

PESTANAL®, analytical standard

Synonym(s):

DBCP

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Linear Formula:
CH2BrCHBrCH2Cl
CAS Number:
96-12-8
Molecular Weight:
236.33
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1732077
EC Number:
202-479-3
MDL number:
MFCD00039365
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329753706
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

product line

PESTANAL®

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n/D 1.5542

bp

60-65 °C/7.5 mmHg

density

2.081 g/mL at 25 °C

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

ClCC(Br)CBr

InChI

1S/C3H5Br2Cl/c4-1-3(5)2-6/h3H,1-2H2

InChI key

WBEJYOJJBDISQU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DCBP) is a brominated organochlorine nematocide used in agriculture as a soil fumigant.[1]

Application

DCBP may be used as a reference standard for the determination of the analyte in crops using gas-liquid chromatographic detection method.[2]
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Caution

Restricted to professional users. Attention − Avoid exposure − obtain special instructions before use.

Legal Information

PESTANAL is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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GHS06,GHS08

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 3 - Carc. 1B - Muta. 1B - Repr. 1A - STOT RE 2 Oral

target_organs

Testes

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

170.1 °F

flash_point_c

76.7 °C

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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Genetic activity of 1, 2-dibromo-3-chloropropane, a widely-used fumigant.
Rosenkranz HS.
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 14(1), 8-12 (1975)
A method for the determination of 1, 3-dichloropropene, 1, 2-dibromoethane, and 1, 2-dibromo-3-chloropropane in food crops.
Newsome WH and Panopio LG
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 25(5), 998-1000 (1977)
1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane.
Report on carcinogens : carcinogen profiles, 10, 79-80 (2004-08-25)
Heather A Clark et al.
Journal of environmental science and health. Part C, Environmental carcinogenesis & ecotoxicology reviews, 23(2), 215-260 (2005-11-18)
Dibromochloropropane (1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane, DBCP), a pesticide used widely for over 20 years to control nematodes on crops, turf and in nurseries, was banned by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) in 1977 because of evidence of infertility in men
Jonathan Hofmann et al.
International journal of occupational and environmental health, 12(4), 321-328 (2006-12-16)
The nematocide 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP), widely used in Costa Rica during the late 1960s and 1970s, causes sterility in men and is a possible carcinogen. Mortality among a cohort of Costa Rican banana plantation workers was investigated. The cohort included 40,959
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