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45379

Supelco

Chlordecone

PESTANAL®, analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Kepone, Chlordecone, Perchloropentacyclo[5.3.0.02,6.03,9.04,8]decan-5-one

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10Cl10O
CAS Number:
143-50-0
Molecular Weight:
490.64
EC Number:
205-601-3
MDL number:
MFCD00213544
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329756686
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

product line

PESTANAL®

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

agriculture
cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

ClC1(Cl)C2(Cl)C3(Cl)C4(Cl)C(=O)C5(Cl)C3(Cl)C1(Cl)C5(Cl)C24Cl

InChI

1S/C10Cl10O/c11-2-1(21)3(12)6(15)4(2,13)8(17)5(2,14)7(3,16)9(6,18)10(8,19)20

InChI key

LHHGDZSESBACKH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Chlordecone is a chlorinated cyclodiene pesticide and a persistent environmental contaminant, obtained via degradation of mirex.

Application

Chlordecone may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in animals using different chromatography techniques.
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Legal Information

PESTANAL is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H301 + H311,H351,H410

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Carc. 2

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Listings

Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

ISHL Indicated Name

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ISHL Notified Names

Substances Subject to be Notified Names

JAN Code

45379-250MG:
45379-25MG:
45379-1EA:
45379-BULK:
45379-VAR:

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
BCCB4861
SZBE073XV
SZBA243XV
SZBA243X
SZE9126X

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High-performance liquid chromatography separation of chlordecone and its metabolites
Chromatographia, 22(1-6), 165-167 (1986)
Development and validation of an HPLC-MS/MS method with QuEChERS extraction using isotopic dilution to simultaneously analyze chlordecone and chlordecol in animal livers
Saint-Hilaire M, et al.
Food Chemistry, 252, 147-153 (2018)
Toxicological Study of Pesticides in Animals (1990)
Y-M Cabidoche et al.
Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987), 157(5), 1697-1705 (2009-01-27)
Chlordecone was applied between 1972 and 1993 in banana fields of the French West Indies. This resulted in long-term pollution of soils and contamination of waters, aquatic biota, and crops. To assess pollution level and duration according to soil type
Junga Lee et al.
Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 229(3), 265-272 (2008-04-05)
Organochlorine (OC) insecticides continue to occur in tissues of humans and wildlife throughout the world although they were banned in the United States a few decades ago. Low doses of the OC insecticide chlordecone (CD) alter hepatic disposition of lipophilic
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