Dichlorophenol

Chemical structure of 2,4-dichlorophenol

Dichlorophenols (DCPs) are any of several chemical compounds which are derivatives of phenol containing two chlorine atoms. There are six isomers:

• 2,3-Dichlorophenol
• 2,4-Dichlorophenol
• 2,5-Dichlorophenol
• 2,6-Dichlorophenol
• 3,4-Dichlorophenol
• 3,5-Dichlorophenol

Dichlorophenols are used as intermediates in the manufacture of more complex chemical compounds, including the common herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D).[1]

See also

• Chlorophenol
• Monobromophenol
• Monochlorophenol
• Trichlorophenol
• Pentachlorophenol

References

1. François Muller; Liliane Caillard (2011). "Chlorophenols". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a07_001.pub2. ISBN 978-3527306732.