1,4-Dichlorobenzene-d4 is the deuterium labeled 1,4-Dichlorobenzene. 1,4-Dichlorobenzene is a non-genotoxic, orally active mitogenic/tumor-promoting carcinogen that is also widely used as a dye, resin intermediate, and deodorant, moth repellent/insecticide. 1,4-Dichlorobenzene induces liver tumors in mice and promotes the growth of spontaneous precancerous lesions, but shows no liver tumor-inducing activity in F344 rats. 1,4-Dichlorobenzene increases the levels of white blood cell count, serum alanine aminotransferase and blood urea nitrogen in occupationally exposed populations. 1,4-Dichlorobenzene is metabolized to 2,5-dichlorophenol and excreted in urine, and this metabolite can serve as a biomarker for 1,4-Dichlorobenzene exposure. Due to its specific hepatotoxic characteristics, 1,4-Dichlorobenzene is applicable to liver cancer-related research[1][2].
