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chlordane
Sign in to saveAlso known as chlordan, 1,2,4,5,6,7,10,10-Octachloro-4,7,8,9-tetrahydro-4,7-methyleneindane, 1,3,4,7,8,9,10,10-octachlorotricyclo[5.2.1.0(2,6)]dec-8-ene, Chlorindan, 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,8-Octachloro-2,3,3a,4,7,7a-hexahydro-4,7-methanoindene, 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,8-octachloro-2,3,3a,4,7,7a-hexahydro-4,7-methanoindan
Chlordane, or chlordan, is an organochlorine compound that was used as a pesticide. It is a white solid. In the United States, chlordane was used for termite-treatment of approximately 30 million homes until it was banned in 1988. Chlordane was banned 10 years earlier for food crops like corn and citrus, and on lawns and domestic gardens.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C10H6Cl8
- Molecular weight
- 409.8 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 1,3,4,7,8,9,10,10-octachlorotricyclo[5.2.1.02,6]dec-8-ene
- SMILES
- C1C2C(C(C1Cl)Cl)C3(C(=C(C2(C3(Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl
- InChIKey
- BIWJNBZANLAXMG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 4.9
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
2,090 papers- Is Technical-Grade Chlordane an Obesogen?Current medicinal chemistry · 2021
- Chlordane.Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology · 1988
- Chlordane.IARC monographs on the evaluation of the carcinogenic risk of chemicals to humans · 1979
- Chlordane and heptachlor.IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans · 1991
- DDT, chlordane, toxaphene and PCB residues in Newport Bay and Watershed: assessment of hazard to wildlife and human health.Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology · 2015
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 405.797771632
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- chemical formula
- C₁₀H₆Cl₈
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0112
- density
- 1.6
- immediately dangerous to life or health
- 100
- melting point
- 217
- vapor pressure
- 0.00001
- solubility
- 0.0001
- time-weighted average exposure limit
- 0.5
- MCN code
- 2903.82.20
- canonical SMILES
- C1C2C(C(C1Cl)Cl)C3(C(=C(C2(C3(Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl
- Commons category
- Chlordane
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- Production, composition and uses
- Origin, pathways of exposure, and processes of excretion
- Environmental impact
- Health effects
- Remediation
- References
- External links
Chlordane, or chlordan, is an organochlorine compound that was used as a pesticide. It is a white solid. In the United States, chlordane was used for termite-treatment of approximately 30 million homes until it was banned in 1988. Chlordane was banned 10 years earlier for food crops like corn and citrus, and on lawns and domestic gardens.
Like other chlorinated cyclodiene insecticides, chlordane is classified as an organic pollutant hazardous for human health. It is resistant to degradation in the environment and in humans/animals and readily accumulates in lipids (fats) of humans and animals. Exposure to the compound has been linked to cancers, diabetes, and neurological disorders.