Anodyne

TCDD
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Molecular structure via molpic based on CDK
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Physical properties
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322.0 g/mol [1]
Density1.8 g/cm³ g/cm3 [1]
AppearanceColorless needles [1]
Melting point563 ° [1]
Boiling pointDecomposes at 932 °F (NTP, 1992) [1]
Decomposition/2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin/ begins to decompose at 500 °C and virtually complete decomposition occurs within 21 seconds at a temp of 800 °C. [1]
Solubilityless than 1 mg/mL at 77 °F (NTP, 1992) [1]
6.4 [1]
Structural Identifiers
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C12H4Cl4O2 [1]
2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin [1]
C1=C2C(=CC(=C1Cl)Cl)OC3=CC(=C(C=C3O2)Cl)Cl [1]
InChI=1S/C12H4Cl4O2/c13-5-1-9-10(2-6(5)14)18-12-4-8(16)7(15)3-11(12)17-9/h1-4H [1]
InChIKeyHGUFODBRKLSHSI-UHFFFAOYSA-N [1]
Toxicity
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Human:
- skin: 107 μg/kg
Mouse:
- skin: 80 μg/kg
Chicken:
- oral: 25 μg/kg
- intraperitoneal: 25 μg/kg
Rat:
- oral: 20 μg/kg
- intraperitoneal: 24600 ng/kg
Mouse:
- oral: 114 μg/kg
- intraperitoneal: 120 μg/kg
Dog:
- oral: 1 μg/kg
Monkey:
- oral: 2 μg/kg
Rabbit:
- oral: 115 μg/kg
- skin: 275 μg/kg
- intraperitoneal: 252 μg/kg
Guinea pig:
- oral: 500 ng/kg
Hamster:
- oral: 1157 μg/kg
- intraperitoneal: >3 mg/kg
Mammal (species unspecified):
- oral: 4200 ng/kg
Frog:
- oral: 1 mg/kg

2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin

2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin (also known as 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, TCDD, Dioxin, Tetradioxin, Dioxine, TCDBD, 2,3,7,8-Tcdd, 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorooxanthrene, Dioksyny or NCI-C03714)

Chemistry

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2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin is a achiral mixture

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References []

  1. National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Compound Summary for CID 15625, 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin. Accessed September 15, 2025. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/15625

  2. U.S. Food and Drug Administration; National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin. UNII: DO80M48B6O. Global Substance Registration System. Accessed September 15, 2025. https://gsrs.ncats.nih.gov/ginas/app/beta/substances/DO80M48B6O