cream to light brown granular powder
4,4'-Dichlorobenzhydrol is an important raw material and intermediate used in organic synthesis, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and dyestuff fields.
ChEBI: 4,4'-dichlorobenzhydrol is a secondary alcohol that is diphenylmethanol which carries chloro groups at positions 4 and 4'. It is a metabolite of the insecticide DDT. It has a role as a bacterial xenobiotic metabolite. It is a secondary alcohol, a member of benzyl alcohols and a member of monochlorobenzenes. It is functionally related to a diphenylmethanol.
