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

The organochloride PCP (pentachlorophenol, C6Cl5OH)is a wood preservative biocide.

Structure
PCP is a polychlorinated aromatic:



Degradation
PCP is degraded by some bacteria Sphingobacterium chlorophenolicum

PCP→TCHQ→TriCHQ→DCHQ→2,4,-dichloro-3-hydroxy-cis,cis-muconic semialdehyde