Formulation: A solid
Purity: ≥95%
Formula Markup: C12Cl8O
Formula Weight: 443,8
Shelf life (days): 1460
CAS Number: 39001-02-0
Notes: 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-Octachlorodibenzofuran is a dioxin-like polychlorinated dibenzofuran (PCDF).{69367} It induces a seven-fold increase in ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD) activity, a marker of cytochrome P450 (CYP) isoform CYP1A1 activity, in mouse liver microsomes but not in skin or lung homogenates. 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-Octachlorodibenzofuran selectively accumulates and persists in the liver over adipose tissue in monkeys.{69368} It has been found in the soil near municipal waste incinerators, in freshwater fish, and in blood from individuals that lived near or in herbicide-sprayed regions.{51242,69320,66374}