Reciprocal Net Site sponsor
   Site Info    |    Search
2,3,7,8-Tetrachloro-dibenzo-p-dioxin - Reciprocal Net Common Molecule Log in
You will need to download and install a Java plug-in in order to view this applet. Download Sun's Java plug-in from here.
TIP > Click and drag your mouse inside the applet above to rotate the molecule in 3-D. Applet instructions...

Switch to another visualization applet:

> miniJaMM open in new window...
- JaMM1
- JaMM2

2,3,7,8-Tetrachloro-dibenzo-p-dioxin

TCDD or 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin is a chemical known to cause health problems

Chemical Formula: C12H4Cl4O2
Other names: Dioxin
Layman's explanation: The chemical, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), was first synthesized and characterized in 1957. In the pure form, this compound is white and crystalline. This compound is a known carcinogen, teratogen, and mutagen. In addition, this dioxin causes a skin condition called chloracne. TCDD gained noteriety when it was found to be a contaminant in the herbicide, agent orange, used in the Vietnam war. As a result, agent orange was banned by FDA.
Keywords: agent orange, chloracne, mutagen, carcinogen
Crystallographic details...
More visualization options...
See other versions...
Reciprocal Net site software 0.9.1-50, copyright (c) 2002-2009, The Trustees of Indiana University
Files and data presented via this software are property of their respective owners.
Reciprocal Net is funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation as part of the National Science Digital Library project. NSDL