Structured Summary
Abstract
A highly chlorinated polycyclic hydrocarbon insecticide whose large number of chlorine atoms makes it resistant to degradation. It has been shown to be toxic to mammals and causes abnormal cellular changes in laboratory animals.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C10Cl10O
- Molecular Weight
- 490.6 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 143-50-0
- IUPAC Name
- 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10,10-decachloropentacyclo[5.3.0.02,6.03,9.04,8]decan-5-one
- InChIKey
- LHHGDZSESBACKH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- C1(=O)C2(C3(C4(C1(C5(C2(C3(C(C45Cl)(Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl
- MeSH Unique ID
- D007631
- Source
- PubChem CID 299
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Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
1 entry terms
- Kepone
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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
96; was KEPONE 1977-95 (see under INSECTICIDES, ORGANOCHLORINE 1977-90); CHLORDECONE was see KEPONE 1977-95
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Previous Indexing
- Bridged Compounds (1969-1976)
- Insecticides, Organochlorine (1973-1976)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Chlordecone. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007631. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007631
- Chlordecone. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlordecone
- Chlordecone. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q423892
- Chlordecone. In: PubChem Compound. CID 299. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/299