alpha-chlorohydrin

Synonyms: "3-chloro-1,2-propanediol", "3-chloropropane-1,2-diol", "chlorodeoxyglycerol", "epibloc", "monochlorohydrin"

Source: alpha-chlorohydrin is a lethal rodenticide at high doses.

Identifiers:

IUPAC Name: 3-chloropropane-1,2-diol
CAS Number: 96-24-2
PubChem ID: 7290
InChiKey: SSZWWUDQMAHNAQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Canonical SMILES: C(C(CCl)O)O

Structural Properties:

Molecular Formula: C₃H₇ClO₂
Molecular Weight: 110.539

Pharmacophore Features:

Number of bond donors: 2
Number of bond acceptors: 2
Number of atoms different from hydrogen: 6

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Kluwe WM, Gupta BN, Lamb JC 4th. 1983. The comparative effects of 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP) and its metabolites, 3-chloro-1,2-propaneoxide (epichlorohydrin), 3-chloro-1,2- propanediol (alphachlorohydrin), and oxalic acid, on the urogenital system of male rats. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 70(1):67-86.

Omura M, Hirata M, Zhao M, Tanaka A, Inoue N. 1995. Comparative testicular toxicities of two isomers of dichloropropanol, 2,3-dichloro-1-propanol, and 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol, and their metabolites alpha-chlorohydrin and epichlorohydrin, and the potent testicular toxicant 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 55(1):1-7.