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Lindane

PESTANAL^®, analytical standard

• Synonym(s): γ-BHC, 1α,2α,3β,4α,5α,6β-Hexachlorocyclohexane
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₆H₆Cl₆
• CAS Number: 58-89-9
• Molecular Weight: 290.83
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1907337
• EC Number: 200-401-2
• MDL number: MFCD00135947
• UNSPSC Code: 41116107
• PubChem Substance ID: 329756821
• NACRES: NA.24

Properties

• 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
• mp: 113-115 °C (lit.)
• solubility: H₂O: 8.35 g/L at 25 °C
• application(s): agriculture; cleaning products; cosmetics; environmental; food and beverages; personal care
• format: neat
• SMILES string: Cl[C@H]1[C@H](Cl)[C@H](Cl)[C@@H](Cl)[C@H](Cl)[C@@H]1Cl

Description

General description

Lindane is an organochlorine pesticide, widely employed in agriculture and in the pharmaceutical treatment of scabies and lice.

Application

Lindane may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in environmental samples using isotope dilution method with gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.

Refer to the product′s Certificate of Analysis for more information on a suitable instrument technique. Contact Technical Service for further support.

Legal Information

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

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS06,GHS08,GHS09
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H301,H312 + H332,H362,H373,H410
• pcodes: P260 - P263 - P273 - P280 - P301 + P310 - P302 + P352 + P312
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Lact. - STOT RE 2
• Storage Class: 6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type P2 (EN 143) respirator cartridges