Perthan
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Surname | Perthan | |||||||||||||||
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Molecular formula | C 18 H 20 Cl 2 | |||||||||||||||
Brief description |
crystalline solid |
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Molar mass | 307.26 g mol −1 | |||||||||||||||
Physical state |
firmly |
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Melting point |
57-59 ° C |
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solubility |
practically insoluble in water |
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As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . |
Perthan is an insecticide used to control insects on fruits and vegetables. It is also used against moths and carpet beetles in dry cleaning and the textile industry . It is structurally related to dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (DDD).
No pesticides containing this active ingredient are permitted in the European Union or Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry on Perthane in the Pesticide Properties DataBase (PPDB) of the University of Hertfordshire , accessed on December 21, 2017.
- ↑ a b c d data sheet Perthan at Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on December 21, 2017 ( PDF ).
- ↑ Entry on 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis (4-ethylphenyl) ethane in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on December 21, 2017(JavaScript required) .
- ↑ Entry in the Pesticide Management Education Program , accessed December 21, 2017.
- ^ Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety of the European Commission: EU pesticide database ; Entry in the national registers of plant protection products in Switzerland , Austria and Germany ; accessed on December 21, 2017.