Compound | Congener number | Abbreviation | Molecular weight | Formulae |
Monochlorobiphenyls | 3 | MCBs | 189 | C12H9Cl |
Dichlorobiphenyls | 12 | DCBs | 233 | C12H8Cl2 |
Trichlorobiphenyls | 24 | TCBs | 258 | C12H7Cl3 |
Tetrachlorobiphenyls | 42 | TeCBs | 292 | C12H6Cl4 |
Pentachlorobiphenyls | 46 | PeCBs | 326 | C12H5Cl5 |
Hexachlorobiphenyls | 42 | HCBs | 361 | C12H4Cl6 |
Heptachlorobiphenyls | 24 | HeCBs | 395 | C12H3Cl7 |
Octachlorobiphenyls | 12 | OCBs | 430 | C12H2Cl8 |
Nonachlorobiphenyls | 3 | NCBs | 189 | C12HCl9 |
Decachlorobiphenyls | 1 | DeCBs | 233 | C12Cl10 |