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Toxicological Profile for Endrin. Atlanta (GA): Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (US); 2021 Mar.

Table 4-1Chemical Identity of Endrin, Endrin Aldehyde, and Endrin Ketone

CharacteristicEndrinEndrin aldehydeEndrin ketoneReference
Chemical name2,7:3,6-Dimethanonaphth(2,3-b)oxirene, 3,4,5,6,9,9-hexachloro-1a,2,2a,3,6,6a,7,7a-octahydro- (1aα,2β,2aβ,3α,6α,6aβ,7β,7aα)-1,2,4-Methenocyclopenta(cd)-entalene-5-carboxaldehyde, 2,2a,3,3,4,7-hexachlorodecahydro - (1α,2β,2aβ,4β,4aβ,5β, 6aβ,6bβ,7R*)2,5,7-Metheno-3H-cyclopenta(a)entalen-3-one,3b,4,5,6,6a-hexachlorodecahydro- (2α,3aβ,3bβ,4β,5β,6aβ, 7α,7aβ,8R*) EPA 1984b
Synonym(s)Endrin; 1,2,3,4,10,10-hexachloro-6,7-epoxy-1,4,4A,5,6,7,8,8A- octahydro-endo, endo-1,4:5,8-dimethanonaphthalene, and othersEndrin aldehyde; 1,2,4-methanecyclopenta(c,d)pentalene-5-carboxaldehyde, 2,2a,3,3,4,7-hexachlorodecahydroEndrin ketone NLM 2020
Registered trade name(s)Mendrin, Hexacrin, Endrex experimental insecticide 269No dataDelta-keto 153NLM 2020; Sittig 1980
Chemical formulaC12H8Cl6OC12H8Cl6OC12H8Cl6O EPA 1984b
Chemical structure Formula Formula Formula EPA 1984b
CAS registry72-20-87421-93-453494-70-5 EPA 1984b

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