PCP - pentachlorophenol

Japanese: PCP - ピーシーピー(英語表記)pentachlorophenol
PCP - pentachlorophenol
Molecular formula: C 6 Cl 5 OH. White crystals, melting point 190°C, poorly soluble in water, soluble in organic solvents. The sodium salt is a white powder with one molecule of water of crystallization, and is highly soluble in water. Used as a herbicide and agricultural fungicide. A hazardous substance. A water-polluting pesticide. A non-hormonal contact soil treatment agent. It interferes with the oxidative phosphorylation process in respiration, inhibiting the production of bioenergy. This mechanism is common to the living world, and it is extremely toxic, especially to fish.

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Japanese:
分子式 C6Cl5OH 。白色結晶,融点 190℃,水に難溶,有機溶媒に可溶。ナトリウム塩は1分子の結晶水をもつ白色粉末で,水によく溶ける。除草剤,農作物殺菌剤として用いられる。劇物。水質汚濁性農薬。非ホルモン型接触性の土壌処理剤。呼吸における酸化的リン酸化過程を妨げ,生体エネルギーの生成を阻害する。この機構は生物界と共通であり,特に魚類に対する毒性がきわめて強い。

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