Dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalateDimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate (DCPA, with the main trade name Dacthal) is an organic compound with the formula C6Cl4(CO2CH3)2. It is the dimethyl ester of tetrachloroterephthalic acid, used as a preemergent herbicide with the ISO common name chlorthal-dimethyl. Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article Dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate, revision 1354248333.

Property

Value

Formula

C10H6Cl4O4, 331.97 g/mol

Melting point

156 °C

Boiling point

345 °C

Density

1.56 g/cm³

log P, measured

4.28

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