Structured Summary
Abstract
An organochlorine insecticide whose use has been cancelled or suspended in the United States. It has been used to control locusts, tropical disease vectors, in termite control by direct soil injection, and non-food seed and plant treatment. (From HSDB)
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C12H8Cl6O
- Molecular Weight
- 380.9 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 60-57-1
- IUPAC Name
- (1R,2S,3S,6R,7R,8S,9S,11R)-3,4,5,6,13,13-hexachloro-10-oxapentacyclo[6.3.1.13,6.02,7.09,11]tridec-4-ene
- InChIKey
- DFBKLUNHFCTMDC-PICURKEMSA-N
- SMILES
- C1[C@@H]2[C@H]3[C@@H]([C@H]1[C@H]4[C@@H]2O4)[C@]5(C(=C([C@@]3(C5(Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl
- MeSH Unique ID
- D004026
- Source
- PubChem CID 969491
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Synonyms
3 entry terms
- Alvit-55
- Alvit 55
- Alvit55
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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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NLM Classification
WA 240
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Dieldrin. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004026. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004026
- Dieldrin. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieldrin
- Dieldrin. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q423992
- Dieldrin. In: PubChem Compound. CID 969491. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/969491