α-hexachlorcyclohexane
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α-Hexachlorocyclohexane (α-HCH) is an organochloride which is one of the isomers of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH). It is a byproduct of the production of the insecticide lindane (γ-HCH) and it is typically still contained in commercial grade lindane used as insecticide. Lindane, however, has not been produced or used in the United States for more than 20 years. At ambient temperatures it is a stable, white, powdery solid substance. As of 2009, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants classified (α-HCH) and (β-HCH) as persistent organic pollutants (POPs), due to the chemical's ab
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Chemical data
Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane
- Mass
- 287.8601
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- chemical formula
- C₆H₆Cl₆
- canonical SMILES
- C1(C(C(C(C(C1Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl
- subject has role
- anticonvulsant agent
- isomeric SMILES
- Cl[C@H]1[C@H](Cl)[C@@H](Cl)[C@H](Cl)[C@H](Cl)[C@H]1Cl
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α-Hexachlorocyclohexane (α-HCH) is an organochloride which is one of the isomers of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH). It is a byproduct of the production of the insecticide lindane (γ-HCH) and it is typically still contained in commercial grade lindane used as insecticide. Lindane, however, has not been produced or used in the United States for more than 20 years. At ambient temperatures it is a stable, white, powdery solid substance. As of 2009, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants classified (α-HCH) and (β-HCH) as persistent organic pollutants (POPs), due to the chemical's ability to persistence in the environment, bioaccumulative, biomagnifying, and long-range transport capacity.
==See also== β-Hexachlorocyclohexane
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