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|   Name = '''2,4,6-Trichlorophenol'''
|   ImageFile = 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol.svg
|   ImageSize = 120px
|   ImageName = Chemical structure of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol
|   IUPACName = 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol
| Section1 = {{Chembox Identifiers
|   ChemSpiderID = 6648
| CASNo_Ref = {{cascite}}
| CASNo = 88-06-2
|   SMILES = OC1=C(C=C(C=C1Cl)Cl)Cl
|   RTECS = SN1575000
|   UNNumber = 2020
|   EINECS = 604-018-00-5
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| Section2 = {{Chembox Properties
|   Formula = C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>2</sub>Cl<sub>3</sub>OH/C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>3</sub>Cl<sub>3</sub>O
|   MolarMass = 197.45 g/mol
|   Density = 1.675 g/cm<sup>3</sup>
|   MeltingPt = 69 °C
|   BoilingPt = 246 °C at 28 torr
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| Section7 = {{Chembox Hazards
|   RPhrases = {{R22}}, {{R36}}, {{R38}}, {{R40}}, {{R50}}, {{R53}}
|   SPhrases = {{S2}}, {{S36}}, {{S37}}, {{S60}}, {{S61}}
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'''2,4,6-Trichlorophenol''', also known as '''TCP''', '''phenaclor''', '''Dowicide 2S''', '''Dowcide 2S''', '''omal''', is a chlorinated phenol that has been used as a [[fungicide]], [[herbicide]], [[insecticide]], [[antiseptic]],<ref>{{cite journal | author=Ogunniyi TAB, Oni PO, Juba A, Asaolu SO, and Kolawole DO | title=Disinfectants/antiseptics in the management of guinea worm ulcers in the rural areas | journal=Acta Tropica | volume=74 | pages=33–38(6) | date=2000-01-05 | doi=10.1016/S0001-706X(99)00057-1}}</ref> [[defoliant]], and [[preservative|glue preservative]].<ref name="msds">{{cite web | title=Safety data for 2,4,6-trichlorophenol | publisher=''[[University of Oxford]]'' | date=2005-09-05 | url=http://physchem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/TR/2,4,6-trichlorophenol.html | accessdate=2007-11-16}}</ref> It is a yellow solid with a strong, sweet odour. It decomposes on heating to produce toxic and corrosive fumes including [[hydrogen chloride]] and [[chlorine]].

It is [[carcinogenic]] in animals, causing [[lymphoma]]s, [[leukemia]], and [[liver cancer]] via oral exposure.<ref name="berkeley">{{cite web | title=2,4,6-Trichlorophenol | publisher=''The Carcinogenic Potency Database Project'', University of Berkeley | date=2007-10-03 | url=http://potency.berkeley.edu/chempages/2,4,6-TRICHLOROPHENOL.html | accessdate=2007-11-16}}</ref><ref name="epa"/> It is classified as ''Group B2'' (probable human carcinogen) by the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]].<ref name="epa">{{cite web | title=2,4,6 Trichlorophenol | publisher=''[[United States Environmental Protection Agency]]'' | year=2000 | month=Jan | url=http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/hlthef/tri-phen.html
| accessdate=2007-11-16}}</ref> The technical grade of this substance may contain [[polychlorinated dibenzodioxins]] (PCDDs), [[dibenzofurans|polychlorinated dibenzofurans]] (PCDFs), and other contaminants.<ref>{{cite web | title=2,4,6-Trichlorophenol | volume=ICSC 1122 | publisher=IPCS | month=Nov | year=1998 | url=http://www.oit.org/public/english/protection/safework/cis/products/icsc/dtasht/_icsc11/icsc1122.htm | accessdate=2007-11-16}}</ref>

2,4,6-Trichlorophenol is an environmental pollutant that has been found in fresh water lakes such as the [[Great Lakes]].<ref name="halappagowdal">{{cite journal | author=TP Halappa Gowdal, John D Lock, and Ruth G Kurtz | title=A comprehensive study of risk assessment for a hazardous compound of public health concern | volume=24 | issue=2 | month=Feb | year=1985 | doi=10.1007/BF00285444 | url=http://www.springerlink.com/content/f237126881412131/ | accessdate=2007-11-16 | journal=Water Air and Soil Pollution}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Trichlorophenol]] (for other isomers).

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.itcilo.it/actrav/actrav-english/telearn/osh/ic/88062.htm International Chemical Safety Card 1122]

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[[Category:Organochlorides]]
[[Category:Phenols]]
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