UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   Pfeiffer, Gary M.
   DuPont Finance D-8000
   1007 Market Street
   Wilmlington, DE  19898
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

   E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company            (DD)
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
   51-0014090
4. Statement for Month/Year
   March 2001
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   ( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
   (specify below)
   Senior Vice President
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
   (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
   ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person


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 Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                 |
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1. Title of Security       |2.    |3.    |4.Securities Acquired (A)         |5.Amount of        |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect       |
                           | Transaction |  or Disposed of (D)              |  Securities       |ect   |  Beneficial Ownership     |
                           |      |      |                                  |  Beneficially     |(D)or |                           |
                           |      |    | |                  | A/|           |  Owned at         |Indir |                           |
                           | Date |Code|V|    Amount        | D |    Price  |  End of Month     |ect(I)|                           |
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Common Stock               |      |    |V|                  |   |           |13,164             |D     |                           |
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Common Stock               |3/14/0|A   |V|29.7978           |A  |45.34      |3,889.5501         |I     |DuPont SIP Trust           |
                           |1     |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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 Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                   |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con-  |3.   |4.    |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount  |8.Price|9.Number    |10.|11.Nature of|
  Security            |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and|  of Underlying     |of Deri|of Deriva   |Dir|Indirect    |
                      |or Exer |     |      | rities Acqui  |Expiration |  Securities        |vative |tive        |ect|Beneficial  |
                      |cise    |     |      | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/|                    |Secu   |Securities  |(D)|Ownership   |
                      |Price of|     |      | posed of(D)   |Day/Year)  |                    |rity   |Benefi      |or |            |
                      |Deriva- |     |      |               |Date |Expir|                    |       |ficially    |Ind|            |
                      |tive    |     |      |           | A/|Exer-|ation|   Title and Number |       |Owned at    |ire|            |
                      |Secu-   |     |    | |           | D |cisa-|Date |   of Shares        |       |End of      |ct |            |
                      |rity    |Date |Code|V|  Amount   |   |ble  |     |                    |       |Month       |(I)|            |
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DuPont Common Stock Un|N/A     |3/14/|A (1|V|73.4113    |A  |N/A  |N/A  |Common Stock|73.4113|44.0650|9,315.9011  |D  |            |
its                   |        |01   |)   | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Restricted DuPont Comm|N/A     |3/14/|A (2|V|76.3788    |A  |N/A  |N/A  |Common Stock|76.3788|43.71  |9,615.0002  |D  |            |
on Stock Units        |        |01   |)   | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1)  Dividend equivalents credited as stock units under the DuPont Variable
Compensation Plan.
(2)  Dividend equivalents credited as restricted stock units under the DuPont
Stock Performance Plan.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Gary M. Pfeiffer by Mary E. Bowler
DATE
04/09/01