V. Långvik, O. Hormi, L. Tikkanen
1991
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Chemosphere
Abstract
Abstract The strong bacterial mutagen, 3-chloro-4-(dichloromethyl)-5-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanone (MX) was formed by aqueous chlorination of some chlorinated phenolic compounds with structures related to aromatic units in aquatic humus. Chlorination at pH 2 produced more MX than chlorination at pH 7. Compounds structurally related to MX were also determined. MX was responsible for a major part of the total mutagenicity of the chlorination products.