[CH:1]1[C:6]([C:7]([C:11]2[CH:16]=[CH:15][C:14]([Cl:17])=[CH:13][CH:12]=2)=[C:8]([Cl:10])[Cl:9])=[CH:5][CH:4]=[C:3]([Cl:18])[CH:2]=1.[Cl:19]Cl>O>[CH:16]1[C:11]([CH:7]([C:8]([Cl:19])([Cl:10])[Cl:9])[C:6]2[CH:5]=[CH:4][C:3]([Cl:18])=[CH:2][CH:1]=2)=[CH:12][CH:13]=[C:14]([Cl:17])[CH:15]=1Onto the p,p'-DDE obtained in Stage (b) 100 ml water is added, the mixture heated to 80° C.-85° C. and chlorine gas added over a period of 8-11 hours, until the concentration of p,p'-DDE drops to 0.2%. The upper aqueous phase is separated to afford 410 g p,p'-DDT, which was used directly in the next stage.
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