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chlordecone
Sign in to saveAlso known as Decachlorooctahydro-1,3,4-metheno-2H-cyclobuta(cd)-pentalen-2-one, Decachlorooctahydro-kepone-2-one, Decachlorotetrahydro-4,7-methanoindeneone, GC 1189, 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10,10-decachloropentacyclo[5.3.0.0(2,6).0(3,9).0(4,8)]decan-5-one, perchloropentacyclo[5.3.0.0(2,6).0(3,9).0(4,8)]decan-5-one, decachloropentacyclo[5.2.1.0(2,6).0(3,9).0(5,8)]decan-4-one
Chlordecone, better known in the United States under the brand name Kepone, is an organochlorine compound and a colourless solid. It is an obsolete insecticide, now prohibited in the Western world, but only after many thousands of tonnes had been produced and used. Chlordecone is a known persistent organic pollutant that was banned globally by the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants in 2009.
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Within Vinony's link graph, chlordecone is referenced by 798 other articles, and connects out to DDT, phthalate ester and carbamate.
It is catalogued under topics including 1975 disasters in the United States, 1975 in the environment and Carcinogens.
Its subject is documented across 21 Wikipedia language editions.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C10Cl10O
- Molecular weight
- 490.6 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10,10-decachloropentacyclo[5.3.0.02,6.03,9.04,8]decan-5-one
- SMILES
- C1(=O)C2(C3(C4(C1(C5(C2(C3(C(C45Cl)(Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl
- InChIKey
- LHHGDZSESBACKH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 3.9
- Polar surface area
- 17.1 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
724 papers- Chlordecone-induced hepatic dysfunction.Journal of toxicology and environmental health · 1981
- Chlordecone neurotoxicity: a brief overview.Neurotoxicology · 1982
- Chlordecone, a persistent pollutant: analytical challenges and sustainable remediation solutions.Journal of environmental management · 2026
- Chlordecone-contaminated epilithic biofilms show increased adsorption capacities.The Science of the total environment · 2022
- Chlordecone (Kepone) poisoning in the French Territories in the Americas.Lancet (London, England) · 2023
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 485.68344141999995
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- chemical formula
- C₁₀Cl₁₀O
- vapor pressure
- 0.0000003
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0365
- sublimation temperature
- 662
- solubility
- 0.5
- time-weighted average exposure limit
- 0.001
- canonical SMILES
- C1(=O)C2(C3(C4(C1(C5(C2(C3(C(C45Cl)(Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl
- Commons category
- Chlordecon
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Synthesis
- History
- Regulation
- Toxicology
- Incidents
- James River estuary
- French Antilles
- References
- External links
Chlordecone, better known in the United States under the brand name Kepone, is an organochlorine compound and a colourless solid. It is an obsolete insecticide, now prohibited in the Western world, but only after many thousands of tonnes had been produced and used. Chlordecone is a known persistent organic pollutant that was banned globally by the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants in 2009.
==Synthesis== Chlordecone is made by dimerizing hexachlorocyclopentadiene and hydrolyzing to a ketone.
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