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Dichlorprop

CAS 120-36-5

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

7547-66-2

Dichlorprop chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Dichlorprop in plain language

What it is

Also known as (±)-2,4-DP · (±)-dichlorprop · 2,4-DCPPA · 2,4-DP · 2-(2,4-Dichlorophenoxy)propanoic acid · Dichloroprop

Show all 34 names

Dichlorprop acid · Dichlorprop, (±)- · Propionic acid, 2-(2,4-DICHLOROPHENOXY)- · (+/-)-2,4-DP · (+/-)-2-(2,4-Dichlorophenoxy)propanoic acid · (+/-)-2-(2,4-Dichlorophenoxy)propionic acid · (+/-)-Dichlorprop · (±)-2-(2,4-DICHLOROPHENOXY)PROPANOIC acid · (±)-2-(2,4-DICHLOROPHENOXY)PROPIONIC acid · Canapur DP · Celatox-dp · Cornox RK · Cornox rd · Cornoxynil · Dichlorprop, (+/-)- · Dicopur dp · Hedonal DP · Herbizid DP · Hormatox · Kildip · Mayclene · Oxytril P · Propanoic acid, 2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)- · Seritox 50 · Textrone M · Weedone 170 · Weedone dp · alpha-(2,4-Dichlorophenoxy)propionic acid

What it does

Used in consumer products as an antimicrobial.

  • Antimicrobial
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Dichlorprop appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 18 composition records across product categories including Landscape/yard, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Degradant/impurity, Biocide.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 18 composition records across product categories including Landscape/yard, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Degradant/impurity, Biocide.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Dichlorprop yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated November 2006

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Dichlorprop in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

18

Named organisations

6

Landscape/yardLaboratory supplies

Typical roles

Antimicrobial
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