5,5-Dimethylhydantoin as a Precursor to Halogenated Hydantoin Biocides
Why Halogenated Hydantoins Matter 5,5-Dimethylhydantoin (CAS 77-71-4) is often described as a disinfectant, but that description is imprecise. In the water-treatment, pool and industrial-sanitising markets, the antimicrobial and bleaching activity comes from halogenated derivatives of DMH – the 1,3-dihalo-5,5-dimethylhydantoins. Understanding this relationship is essential for anyone buying, formulating or specifying these products, because it explains
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