Heptachlor

Heptachlor
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 1,4,5,6,7,8,8-Heptachloro-3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-1H-4,7-methanoindene
Identifiers
CAS Number	76-44-8 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:34785 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL194400 ;
ChemSpider	3463 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.000.876
KEGG	C14185 ;
PubChem CID	3589;
UNII	7GLS9ACN3L ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID3020679 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C10H5Cl7/c11-4-2-1-3-5(4)9(15)7(13)6(12)8(3,14)10(9,16)17/h1-5H Key: FRCCEHPWNOQAEU-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C10H5Cl7/c11-4-2-1-3-5(4)9(15)7(13)6(12)8(3,14)10(9,16)17/h1-5H Key: FRCCEHPWNOQAEU-UHFFFAOYAM;
	SMILES ClC1/C=C\C2C3(Cl)C(\Cl)=C(\Cl)C(Cl)(C12)C3(Cl)Cl;
Properties
Chemical formula	C10H5Cl7
Molar mass	373.32 g/mol
Appearance	White to tan solid
Odor	Camphorous
Density	1.58 g/cm3
Melting point	95 to 96 °C (203 to 205 °F; 368 to 369 K)
Boiling point	135 to 145 °C (275 to 293 °F; 408 to 418 K) at 1-1.5 mmHg
Solubility in water	0.0006% (20°C)
Vapor pressure	0.0003 mmHg (25°C)
Hazards
Flash point	noncombustible
	Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (median dose)	116 mg/kg (oral, guinea pig); 40 mg/kg (oral, rat); 100 mg/kg (oral, rat); 68 mg/kg (oral, mouse); 100 mg/kg (oral, hamster)
LDLo (lowest published)	50 mg/kg (cat, oral)
LCLo (lowest published)	150 mg/m3 (cat, 4 hr); 200 mg/m3 (mammal, 4 hr)
	NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)	TWA 0.5 mg/m3 [skin]
REL (Recommended)	Ca TWA 0.5 mg/m3 [skin]
IDLH (Immediate danger)	Ca [35 mg/m3]
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Heptachlor is an organochlorine compound that was used as an insecticide. Usually sold as a white or tan powder, heptachlor is one of the cyclodiene insecticides. In 1962, Rachel Carson's Silent Spring questioned the safety of heptachlor and other chlorinated insecticides. Due to its highly stable structure, heptachlor can persist in the environment for decades. In the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency has limited the sale of heptachlor products to the specific application of fire ant control in underground transformers. The amount that can be present in different foods is regulated.^[3]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0311". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
^ ^a ^b ^c "Heptachlor". Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health Concentrations (IDLH). National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). 4 December 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
^ Robert L. Metcalf "Insect Control" in Ullmann’s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2002. doi:10.1002/14356007.a14_263

[PGCH-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0311". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).

[IDLH-2] "Heptachlor". Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health Concentrations (IDLH). National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). 4 December 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2015.

[Ullmann-3] Robert L. Metcalf "Insect Control" in Ullmann’s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2002. doi:10.1002/14356007.a14_263

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