Hexachlorocyclopentadiene

Hexachlorocyclopentadiene Structure
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene structure
Common Name Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
CAS Number 77-47-4 Molecular Weight 272.77200
Density 1.702 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.) Boiling Point 239 °C753 mm Hg(lit.)
Molecular Formula C5Cl6 Melting Point −10 °C(lit.)
MSDS Chinese Flash Point 109 °C
Symbol GHS02 GHS06 GHS08 GHS09
GHS02, GHS06, GHS08, GHS09
Signal Word Danger

Sublethal effects of the flame retardant intermediate hexachlorocyclopentadiene (HCCPD) on the gene transcription and protein activity of Daphnia magna.

Aquat. Toxicol. 140-141 , 213-9, (2013)

Hexachlorocyclopentadiene (HCCPD) is a chlorinated chemical of high production volume used as an intermediate in the production of flame retardants. HCCPD may be released to the environment during production, use, and as a result of product degradation. The o...

Fate of hexachlorocyclopentadiene in water and goldfish.

Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 13(4) , 471-81, (1984)

Determination of trace levels of hexachlorocyclopentadiene and octachlorocyclopentene in body fluids.

J. Anal. Toxicol. 4(6) , 314-7, (1980)

A simple, rapid and sensitive method for the analysis of hexachlorocyclopentadiene (C5-Cl6) and octachlorocyclopentene (C5-Cl8) in blood and urine is described. The procedure requires 5.0 mL of blood or urine, and involves the isolation of the compounds from ...

Determination of hexachlorocyclopentadiene at the nanogram per liter level in drinking water.

Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 27(3) , 303-8, (1981)

HPLC analysis of organochlorines using UV and radioactivity flow detectors.

Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 32(3) , 301-9, (1984)

Retention and fate of inhaled hexachlorocyclopentadiene in the rat.

Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 26(5) , 663-8, (1981)

Studies on photochemical reactions of air pollutants. XV. Photoreactivity of heptachloro-3'-cyclopentenyldioxy heptachloro-2-cyclopentene formed by exposure of hexachlorocyclopentadiene to ultraviolet light in air.

Chem. Pharm. Bull. 54(3) , 338-43, (2006)

Hexachlorocyclopentadiene (HCCP, 1), one of the starting materials in the synthesis of aldrin (3), was found to be able to epoxidize aldrin (3) to give dieldrin (4) when exposed to artificial light at wavelengths longer than 290 nm. In this photochemical reac...

Distribution and elimination of hexachlorocyclopentadiene in rats and mice.

Drug Chem. Toxicol. 7(1) , 73-89, (1984)

14C-Hexachlorocyclopentadiene (HEX, C56 ) was administered to adult rats and mice as a single oral dose (2.5 and 25 mg/kg) and as a component of the diet (1, 5 and 25 ppm) for a maximum of 30 days. The primary route of excretion was via the feces (-70% of dos...

endo-endo-anti Diels-Alder diadduct of hexachlorocyclopentadiene with 1,6-dioxacyclodeca-3,8-diene.

Acta Crystallogr. C 54 ( Pt 5) , 645-7, (1998)

There are two independent molecules of endo-endo-anti-1,7,8,9,10,16,17,18,19,19,20,20-dodecachloro-4,13- dioxapentacyclo[14.2.1.1(7,10).0(2,15).0(6,11)]icosa-8,17-di ene, C18H12Cl12O2, in the unit cell with different conformations. In one, the ten-membered ri...

Reaction of hexachlorocyclopentadiene with sulfuric acid.

Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 24(2) , 243-4, (1992)