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Methoxychlor

CAS 72-43-5

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

1644449-82-0

Methoxychlor chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Methoxychlor in plain language

What it is

Also known as 1,1'-(2,2,2-trichloroethylidene)bis · 1,1'-(2,2,2-Trichloroethane-1,1-diyl)bis(4-methoxybenzene) · 2,2-BIS(P-ANISYL)-1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE · 2,2-BIS(P-METHOXYPHENYL)-1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE · Dianisyltrichlorethane · Dimethoxy-ddt

Show all 30 names

Dmdt · 1,1,1-TRICHLORO-2,2-BIS(4-METHOXYPHENYL)ETHANE · 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-methoxyphenyl)ethane · Dianisyl trichloroethane · Dimethoxy-DT · Higalmetox · Mxc · Maralate · Marlate · Methoxcide · Methoxo · Methoxy-DDT · Methoxychlor 2 ec · Metoksychlor · Metox · Mezox K · Moxie · Rcra waste number U247 · methoxychlor (sara iii) · methoxychlor (animal carcinogen group 3 by iarc) · methoxychlor (animal carcinogen group 3 iarc) · methoxychlore · metoxicloro · p,p'- Methoxychlor

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. Methoxychlor appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • In marketed US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Cleaning
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 61 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Pesticides, Cleaning and safety. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Biocide, Insecticide Metabolite, isomer of Methoxychlor.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 61 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Pesticides, Cleaning and safety. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Biocide, Insecticide Metabolite, isomer of Methoxychlor.Source →
  • USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1 active drug products and 1 total products.
    • FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1 active drug products and 1 total products.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 Methoxychlor yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 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 National Drug Code Directory

    regulatory · updated 2027-12-31

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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 Methoxychlor in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

61

Named organisations

6

Laboratory suppliesPesticidesCleaning and safetyLandscape/yardRaw materials

Typical roles

Antimicrobial
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