Structured Summary
Abstract
A highly poisonous substance that was formerly used as an insecticide. The manufacture and use has been discontinued in the U.S. (From Merck Index, 11th ed)
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C12H8Cl6
- Molecular Weight
- 364.9 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 309-00-2
- 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
- InChIKey
- QBYJBZPUGVGKQQ-SJJAEHHWSA-N
- SMILES
- C1[C@@H]2C=C[C@H]1[C@H]3[C@@H]2[C@]4(C(=C([C@@]3(C4(Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl
- MeSH Unique ID
- D000452
- Source
- PubChem CID 12310947
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Synonyms
1 entry terms
- Isodrin
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Aspects Covered
25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
73(71)
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Previous Indexing
- Hydrocarbons, Halogenated (1966-1970)
- Insecticides (1966-1970)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Aldrin. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000452. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000452
- Aldrin. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldrin
- Aldrin. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q409054
- Aldrin. In: PubChem Compound. CID 12310947. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/12310947