
Aldrin
Aldrin is an organochlorine compound resulting from the Diels-Alder reaction of hexachlorocyclopentadiene with norbornadiene. A proinsecticide (by epoxidation of the non-chlorinated double bond to give dieldrin), it was widely used as an insecticide before being banned in the 1970s as a persistent organic pollutant. It has a role as a proinsecticide and a persistent organic pollutant. It is an organochlorine insecticide and an organochlorine compound. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- (1S,2S,3S,6R,7R,8R)-1,8,9,10,11,11-hexachlorotetracyclo[6.2.1.13,6.02,7]dodeca-4,9-diene
- Molecular formula
- C12H8Cl6
- Molecular weight
- 364.9 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 363.872766 Da
- XLogP3
- 4.5
- Topological polar surface area
- 0.0 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 0
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 6
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:2564
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID8020040
- PubMed:17003167
- PubMed:16497524
- PubMed:15548381
- PubMed:11258977
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