| Status: | ISO 1750 (provisionally approved) |
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| CAS: | (3α,5aβ,6α,9α,9aβ)-6,7,8,9,10,10-hexachloro-1,5,5a,6,9,9a-hexahydro-6,9-methano-2,4,3-benzodioxathiepin 3-oxide |
| Reg. No.: | 959-98-8 |
| Formula: | C9H6Cl6O3S |
| Activity: | insecticides (cyclodiene insecticides) |
| Notes: | This substance is one of the two components of commercial endosulfan [115-29-7]. The alpha- and beta-forms of endosulfan were originally identified as different geometric isomers, but were later shown to be different conformations of a single isomer. Schmidt WF, Hapeman CJ, Fettinger JC, Rice CP, Bilboulian S. Structure and asymmetry in the isomeric conversion of β- to α-endosulfan. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 1997;45(4):1023–1026 DOI: 10.1021/jf970020t Schmidt WF, Bilboulian S, Rice CP, Fettinger JC, McConnell LL, Hapeman CJ. Thermodynamic, spectroscopic, and computational evidence for the irreversible conversion of β- to α-endosulfan. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2001;49(11):5372–5376 DOI: 10.1021/jf0102214 |
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| Pronunciation: | ǎl-fa ěn-dō-sǔl-fǎn Guide to British pronunciation |
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A data sheet from the Compendium of Pesticide Common Names