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3-chloro-4-(dichloromethyl)-5-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanone
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: Compounds with a 5-membered ring of four carbons and an oxygen. They are aromatic heterocycles. The reduced form is tetrahydrofuran.
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Tetrahydrofurans
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3-chloro-4-(dichloromethyl)-5-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanone [ 3-DCHFO,mutagen X,mx mutagen ]
structure given in first source
77439-76-0
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Mutat Res 1987;189(4):363