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Epichlorohydrin
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Definition
: A chlorinated epoxy compound used as an industrial solvent. It is a strong skin irritant and carcinogen.
Other names
Epichlorohydrin, (S)-
Isomer; Epichlorohydrin, (+-
)-
Isomer; Epichlorhydrin
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
Drugs
*
colestimide
0
*Epichlorohydrin
*Imidazoles
*Resins, Synthetic
Anion Exchange Resins.
Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2000 Jul;48(7):987-81
poly(epichlorhydrin-
dimethylamine)
0
*Nylons
Epichlorohydrin/*analogs & derivatives.
Xenobiotica 1997 Oct;27(10):1005-14
cyclodextrin-
epichlorohydrin polymer
0
*Epichlorohydrin
*Polymers
*beta-Cyclodextrins.
J Pharm Biomed Anal 1996 Jun;14(8-10):1089-94