CAS 76-44-8 appears in our catalog under these names: Heptachlor, >95% (HPLC), Heptachlor, Heptachlor 10 µg/mL in Acetonitrile, Heptachlor 10 µg/mL in Cyclohexane, Heptachlor 100 µg/mL in Cyclohexane. Offered by: TRC, Dr. Ehrenstorfer, Biosynth, Sigma-Aldrich, HPC Standards. Available pack sizes: 10mg, 1mg, 50mg, 100mg, 10ml, 1ml, 5mg, 25mg.
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.
Source: ChEBI
| Molecular formula | C10H5Cl7 |
|---|---|
| Molecular weight | 373.3 g/mol |
| IUPAC name | 1,5,7,8,9,10,10-heptachlorotricyclo[5.2.1.02,6]deca-3,8-diene |
| InChIKey | FRCCEHPWNOQAEU-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES | C1=CC(C2C1C3(C(=C(C2(C3(Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl |
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