From unsym-bis(4'-Chlorophenyl)ethylene (DDNU) to 2,2-bis(4'-Chlorophenyl)ethanol (DDOH)

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Reference
Matsumura, F., & Benezet, H. (1978). Microbial Degradation of Insecticides. In Ttill, I. R., & Wright, S. R. L., Pesticide Microbiology (p. 640). New York: Academic Press.

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  unsym-bis(4'-Chlorophenyl)ethylene (DDNU)   
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    2,2-bis(4'-Chlorophenyl)ethanol (DDOH)
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