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The organochlorine PCP (pentacholorophenol, C6Cl5OH) is a wood preservative biocide.

Structure
PCP is a polycholorinated aromatic:



Degradation
PCP is degraded by some bacteria, including Sphyingobacterium chlorophenolicum

PCP → TCHQ → TriCHQ → DCHQ → 2.4-dicholoro-3-hydroxy-cis,cis-muconic semialdehyde