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p,p'-DDD

CAS 72-54-8

p,p'-DDD chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

p,p'-DDD in plain language

What it is

Also known as Tde · 1,1-DICHLORO-2,2-BIS(P-CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE · 1,1'-(2,2-Dichloroethylidene)bis · 1,1'-(2,2-Dichloroethane-1,1-diyl)bis(4-chlorobenzene) · 1,1-BIS(P-CHLOROPHENYL)-2,2-DICHLOROETHANE · 2,2-BIS(P-CHLOROPHENYL)-1,1-DICHLOROETHANE

Show all 26 names

4,4'-1,1-DICHLORO-2,2-BIS(P-CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE · 4,4'-DDD · 4,4'-DICHLORODIPHENYLDICHLOROETHANE · Benzene, 1,1'-(2,2-DICHLOROETHYLIDENE) BIS(4-CHLORO- · Ddd · Ddd, p,p'- · Ethane, 1,1-DICHLORO-2,2-BIS(P-CHLOROPHENYL)- · P,p'-ddd, p,p'-tde · P,p'-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane · P,p'-tde · (Dichlorodiphenyl)dichloroethane · 1,1-Bis(4-chlorophenyl)-2,2-dichloroethane · 1,1-DICHLORO-2,2-BIS(4-CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE · 1,1-Dichloro-2,2-bis(4'-chlorophenyl)ethane (DDD) · 2,2-bis-(4-chlorophenyl)-1,1-dichloroethane · Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane · Dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane · Rhothane · Tetrachlorodiphenylethane · p,p'-(Dichlorodiphenyl)dichloroethane

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for p,p'-DDD yet.

Recorded functional uses: Insecticide Metabolite · Metabolite of DDT

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

Regulation

No restrictions found. p,p'-DDD appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 35 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Industrial products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including metabolite of DDT, Insecticide Metabolite.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 35 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Industrial products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including metabolite of DDT, Insecticide Metabolite.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 p,p'-DDD 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 2016

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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 p,p'-DDD in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

35

Named organisations

3

Laboratory suppliesIndustrial products

Typical roles

Insecticide MetaboliteMetabolite of DDT
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include p,p'-DDD; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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