Exhibit 23



                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-3 (No. 33-53327, No. 33-61339, No. 33-60069, and No.
333-86363) and Form S-8 (No. 2-74004, No. 33-43918, No. 33-51817, No. 33-51821,
No. 33-60037, and No. 33-61703) of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company of our
report dated February 18, 2000, relating to the financial statements, appearing
on page 42 of the Annual Report to Stockholders, which is incorporated in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of
our report dated February 18, 2000, relating to the financial statement
schedule, appearing on page 19 of this Form 10-K.





PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS  LLP
Thirty South Seventeenth Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   19103
March 17, 2000