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Isodrin

Isodrin is crystals.

CAS 465-73-6 C12H8Cl6 364.9 g/mol Danger

01 · Identification

What Isodrin is

Isodrin is crystals. Its molecular formula is C12H8Cl6 and its molecular weight is 364.9 g/mol. It boils at 344 °C, melts at 241 °C.

Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.

02 · Identifiers

Isodrin identifiers and molecular data

Isodrin CAS number and EC number

CAS number465-73-6
EC number207-366-2
Index number (CLP Annex VI)602-050-00-4

Isodrin molecular formula and molecular weight

Molecular formulaC12H8Cl6
Molecular weight364.9 g/mol

Other names for Isodrin

  • (1α,4α,4aβ,5β,8β,8aβ)-1,2,3,4,10,10-hexachloro-1,4,4a,5,8,8a-hexahydro-1,4:5,8-dimethanonaphthalene

03 · GHS classification

Isodrin hazard classification

Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.

Isodrin pictograms and signal word

Signal wordDanger

Isodrin hazard class and category

GHS hazard classes Isodrin falls into
Hazard class Category From code Pictogram
Acute toxicity - oral GHS chapter 3.1 Category 1 or 2 H300 GHS06
Acute toxicity - dermal GHS chapter 3.1 Category 1 or 2 H310 GHS06
Acute toxicity - inhalation GHS chapter 3.1 Category 1 or 2 H330 GHS06
Hazardous to the aquatic environment - acute GHS chapter 4.1 Category 1 H400 GHS09
Hazardous to the aquatic environment - chronic GHS chapter 4.1 Category 1 H410 GHS09

Where two values are shown with “or”, the hazard statement is shared by more than one category or by more than one class, and the code alone does not say which. H272, for example, belongs to oxidising liquids and to oxidising solids — the physical state decides. The binding answer for a specific entry is in the CLP Annex VI table itself.

Isodrin hazard statements (H-codes)

Hazard statements assigned to Isodrin
CodeHazard statement
H310 Fatal in contact with skin.
H330 Fatal if inhaled.
H300 Fatal if swallowed.
H400 Very toxic to aquatic life.
H410 Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.

This page lists only the codes assigned to Isodrin. The full reference lives on the hazard statements hub, the precautionary statements hub and the GHS pictograms hub.

Safety Data Sheet

Getting an SDS for Isodrin

A Safety Data Sheet is written for a product, not for a substance: the supplier of the grade you actually buy issues it, so two suppliers of Isodrin issue two different sheets. That is why there is no single authoritative SDS for a substance to download — what there is, is the job of collecting the sheets for the products you hold and keeping them current as suppliers revise them.

04 · Precautionary statements

Isodrin precautionary statements

CLP Annex VI assigns 13 precautionary statements to Isodrin. They are grouped the way a label groups them: what to do before handling, what to do when something has already happened, how to store it and how to dispose of it.

Disposal

What has to happen to the contents and the empty container.

Reading the notation. is a blank the supplier fills in — not a truncated sentence.· [square brackets] mark a part printed only when it applies.

05 · Names in the regulation

Isodrin name in 23 EU languages

CLP Annex VI Part 3 is published in every language edition of the regulation, and the identification column is written out in each of them. Nothing below is translated by us: each line is the name as that edition prints it. Under Art. 18(2) the substance name from Annex VI is a lawful product identifier, so this is the wording to put on a label going to that market — and where the cell lists several designations, any one of them qualifies.

Language Name in CLP Annex VI Part 3
Bulgarian български изодрин (1α,4α,4aβ,5β,8β,8aβ)-1,2,3,4,10,10-хексахлоро-1,4,4a,5,8,8a-хексахидро-1,4:5,8-диметанонафтален
Spanish español Isodrina (1α,4α,4aβ, 5β,8β,8aβ)-1,2,3,4,10,10-hexacloro-1,4,4a,5,8,8a-hexahidro-1,4:5,8-dimetanonaftaleno
Czech čeština isodrin (1α,4α,4aβ,5β,8β,8aβ)-1,2,3,4,10,10-hexachlor-1,4,4a,5,8,8a-hexahydro-1,4:5,8-dimethanonaftalen
Danish dansk isodrin (1α,4α,4aβ,5β,8β,8aβ)-1,2,3,4,10,10-hexachlor-1,4,4a,5,8,8a-hexahydro-1,4:5,8-dimethanonaphthalen
German Deutsch Isodrin (1α,4α,4aβ,5β,8β,8aβ)-1,2,3,4,10,10-Hexachlor-1,4,4a,5,8,8a-hexahydro-1,4:5,8- dimethannaphthalin
Estonian eesti isodriin (1α,4α,4aβ,5β,8β,8aβ)-1,2,3,4,10,10-heksakloro-1,4,4a,5,8,8a-heksahüdro-1,4:5,8-dimetanonaftaleen
Greek ελληνικά ισοδρίνη (1α,4α,4αβ,5β,8β,8αβ)-1,2,3,4,10,10-εξαχλωρο-1,4,4α,5,8,8α-εξαϋδρο-1,4:5,8-διμεθανοναφθαλίνιο
English English isodrin (1α,4α,4aβ, 5β,8β,8aβ)-1,2,3,4,10,10-hexachloro-1,4,4a,5,8,8a-hexahydro-1,4:5,8-dimethanonaphthalene
French français isodrine (1α,4α,4aβ, 5β,8β,8aβ)-1,2,3,4,10,10-hexachloro-1,4,4a,5,8,8a-hexahydro-1,4:5,8-diméthanonaphthalène
Croatian hrvatski izodrin (1α,4α,4aβ, 5β,8β,8aβ)-1,2,3,4,10,10-heksaklor-1,4,4a,5,8,8a-heksahidro-1,4:5,8-dimetanonaftalen
Italian italiano isodrin (1α,4α,4aβ,5β,8β,8aβ)-1,2,3,4,10,10-esacloro-1,4,4a,5,8,8a-esaidro-1,4:5,8-dimetanonaftalene
Latvian latviešu izodrīns (1α,4α,4aβ, 5β,8β,8aβ)-1,2,3,4,10,10-heksahlor-1,4,4a,5,8,8a-heksahidro-1,4:5,8-dimetanonaftalīns
Lithuanian lietuvių izodrinas (1α,4α,4aβ, 5β,8β,8aβ)-1,2,3,4,10,10-heksachlor-1,4,4a,5,8,8a-heksahidro-1,4:5,8-dimetannaftalenas
Hungarian magyar izodrin (1α,4α,4aβ,5β,8β,8aβ)-1,2,3,4,10,10-hexaklór-1,4,4a,5,8,8a-hexahidro-1,4:5,8-dimetanonaftalin
Maltese Malti isodrin (1α,4α,4aβ, 5β,8β,8aβ)-1,2,3,4,10,10-eżakloro-1,4,4a,5,8,8a-eżaidro-1,4:5,8-dimetanonaftalen
Dutch Nederlands isodrin (1α,4α,4aβ,5β,8β,8aβ)-1,2,3,4,10,10-hexachloor-1,4,4a,5,8,8a-hexahydro-1,4:5,8-dimethanonaftaleen
Polish polski izodryna (1α,4α,4aβ,5β,8β,8aβ)-1,2,3,4,10,10-heksachloro-1,4,4a,5,8,8a-heksahydro-1,4:5,8-dimetanonaftalen
Portuguese português isodrina (1α,4α,4aβ,5β,8β,8aβ)-1,2,3,4,10,10-hexacloro-1,4,4a,5,8,8a-hexa-hidro-1,4:5,8-dimetanonaftaleno
Romanian română izodrin (1α,4α,4aβ, 5β,8β,8aβ)- 1,2,3,4,10,10-hexacloro- 1,4,4a,5,8,8a-hexahidro-1,4:5,8-dimetanonaftalin
Slovak slovenčina izodrín (1α,4α,4aβ,5β,8β,8aβ)-1,2,3,4,10,10- hexachlór-1,4,4a,5,8,8a-hexahydro-1,4:5,8-dimetanonaftalén
Slovenian slovenščina izodrin (1α,4α,4aβ,5β,8β,8aβ)-1,2,3,4,10,10-heksakloro-1,4,4a,5,8,8a-heksahidro-1,4:5,8-dimetanonaftalen
Finnish suomi isodriini (1α,4α,4aβ, 5β,8β,8aβ)-1,2,3,4,10,10-heksakloori-1,4,4a,5,8,8a-heksahydro-1,4:5,8-dimetanonaftaleeni
Swedish svenska isodrin (1α,4α,4aβ, 5β,8β,8aβ)-1,2,3,4,10,10-hexaklor-1,4,4a,5,8,8a-hexahydro-1,4:5,8-dimetanonaftalen

All 23 language editions of Annex VI carry this entry. Irish is the twenty-fourth official EU language and has no line here for a different reason: no consolidated CLP text has ever been published in Irish, so there is no Irish edition of Annex VI to quote a name from. Source: consolidated CLP, CELEX 02008R1272, language editions. © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu — only the electronic Official Journal of the European Union is authentic.

06 · Label elements

Isodrin GHS label elements

Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Isodrin, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.

GHS06 Skull and crossbones pictogramGHS09 Environment pictogram

Danger

Isodrin

  • Fatal in contact with skin.
  • Fatal if inhaled.
  • Fatal if swallowed.
  • Very toxic to aquatic life.
  • Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
  • Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
  • Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.
  • Use only outdoors or in a well-ventilated area.
  • Avoid release to the environment.
  • Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/
  • IF SWALLOWED:
  • IF ON SKIN:
  • IF INHALED:
  • Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor/
  • Rinse mouth.
  • Wash with plenty of water/
  • Collect spillage.
  • Dispose of contents/container to

Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity

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07 · Health hazards

Isodrin health hazards and exposure limits

Isodrin hazard summary

An isomer of Aldrin; May be restrictions on use; [Hawley] Irritating to skin; [HSDB] Extremely toxic; [CAMEO] May cause irritation; Can be absorbed through skin; Effects in high-dose animal studies include convulsions; [MSDSonline]

Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases

08 · Physical and chemical properties

Isodrin properties

Every value is shown with the conditions it was measured under and the source it came from. Where sources disagree, all values are listed rather than one being picked — the difference is usually a different form of the substance, not an error.

Isodrin boiling point

Property Value Conditions Source
Boiling point 344 °C (651.2 °F) at 760 mmHg DOE PAC

Isodrin melting point

Property Value Conditions Source
Melting point 241 °C (465.8 °F) range, midpoint shown HSDB
241.11 °C (466 °F) range, midpoint shown CAMEO

Isodrin vapor pressure

Property Value Conditions Source
Vapor pressure 0.00001 mmHg at 25 °C DOE PAC
0.000044 mmHg Haz-Map

Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.

09 · Handling and storage

Isodrin storage and handling

Isodrin reactivity

ISODRIN is related to aldrin. (nonspecific -- Aldrin) When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of chlorine. Unstable, reactions induced by light or acid. [EPA, 1998].

Source: CAMEO Chemicals

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10 · Questions

Isodrin — frequently asked questions

What is the CAS number of Isodrin?

The CAS number of Isodrin is 465-73-6. Its EC number is 207-366-2.

What is the chemical formula of Isodrin?

The molecular formula of Isodrin is C12H8Cl6 and its molecular weight is 364.9 g/mol.

What does a Isodrin label have to show?

Under CLP Annex VI the label for Isodrin carries the pictograms Skull and crossbones and Environment and the signal word is Danger.

Is Isodrin flammable?

CLP Annex VI assigns Isodrin no flammability hazard class. That is not a statement that it cannot burn: the harmonised list only records the hazards that were assessed for it.

Is Isodrin a carcinogen?

CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Isodrin. Annex VI is a list of agreed classifications, not a list of substances found safe, so this is an absence of a classification rather than a clean bill of health.

What is the boiling point of Isodrin?

The boiling point reported for Isodrin is 344 °C (651.2 °F), at 760 mmHg (DOE PAC).

What is the melting point of Isodrin?

The melting point reported for Isodrin is 241 °C (465.8 °F), range, midpoint shown (HSDB).

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