2,4,6-Triiodophenol is used as an iodinated disinfection by product formed during chlorination of sewage effluents. It is also used as a potent thyroid disrupting chemical and to investigate deiodinase.
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Applications
2,4,6-Triiodophenol is used as an iodinated disinfection by product formed during chlorination of sewage effluents. It is also used as a potent thyroid disrupting chemical and to investigate deiodinase.
Solubility
Insoluble in water.
Notes
Incompatible withacid chlorides, acid anhydrides and oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Oba, Y.; Futagami, T.; Amachi, S. Enrichment of a microbial consortium capable of reductive deiodination of 2,4,6-triiodophenol. J. Biosci. Bioeng. 2014, 117 (3), 310-317.
- Vikesland, P. J.; Fiss, E. M.; Wigginton, K. R.; McNeill, K.; Arnold, W. A. Halogenation of Bisphenol-A, Triclosan, and Phenols in Chlorinated Waters Containing Iodide. Environ. Sci. Technol.2013, 47 (13), 6764-6772.