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CAS 76-44-8

CAS 76-44-8 matches 1 EU annex record across Annex II–VI of Regulation 1223/2009.

Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 76-44-8
CAS 76-44-8PubChem CID 3589

Heptachlor

Heptachlor is a cyclodiene organochlorine insecticide that is 3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-1H-4,7-methanoindene substituted by chlorine atoms at positions 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 8. Formerly used to kill termites, ants and other insects in agricultural and domestic situations. It has a role as an antibacterial agent, an agrochemical, an antifungal agent, a GABA-gated chloride channel antagonist and a persistent organic pollutant. It derives from a hydride of a 1H-indene. ChEBI

IUPAC name
1,5,7,8,9,10,10-heptachlorotricyclo[5.2.1.02,6]deca-3,8-diene
Molecular formula
C10H5Cl7
Molecular weight
373.3 g/mol
Exact mass
371.818144 Da
XLogP3
4.3
Topological polar surface area
0.0 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors
0
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
0
Covalent units
1
Defined stereocentres
0

Also known as

HeptachloraneAgroceresHeptamul3-ChlorochlordeneHeptagranRhodiachlorAaheptaGPKh
16 more reported names
HeptaVelsicol 104HeptachloorHeptachloreVelsicol heptachlorEptacloroDrinoxHeptoxArbinex 30TNBasaklorHeptagranoxHeptamakHeptasolSoleptaxRcra waste number P059NCI-C00180
External database identifiers

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