Dichlorobenzene

1,4-Dichlorobenzene (para-dichlorobenzene, p-DCB, PDB) is an organic compound with the formula C₆H₄Cl₂. This colorless solid has a strong odor. It consists of two chlorine atoms substituted at opposing sites on a benzene ring. p-DCB is used a pesticide and a deodorant, most familiarly in mothballs in which it is a replacement for the more traditionalnaphthalene.^[1] p-DCB is also used as a precursor in the production of the polymer poly(p-phenylene sulfide).