CIS-CHLORDANE Property

Melting point:

106°C (estimate)

Boiling point:

492.46°C (rough estimate)

Density 

1.80

vapor pressure 

3.60 x 10^-5 mmHg at 25 °C (subcooled liquid vapor pressure calculated from GC retention time data,Hinckley et al., 1990)

refractive index 

1.6000 (estimate)

Flash point:

-18 °C

storage temp. 

APPROX 4°C

solubility 

Miscible with aliphatic and aromatic solvents (Windholz et al., 1983)

form 

Solid

Water Solubility 

51 μg/L at 20–25 °C (Geyer et al., 1984)

BRN 

7079209

Henry's Law Constant

In distilled water: 0.18 at 5 °C, 0.34 at 15 °C, 0.39 at 20 °C, 0.54 at 25 °C, 1.59 at 35 °C:in 3% NaCl solution: 0.41 at 5 °C, 0.71 at 15 °C, 2.45 at 25 °C, 7.87 at 35 °C (gas stripping-GC, Cetin et al., 2006)(x 10^-4 atm?m³/mol)

Stability:

Light Sensitive

CAS DataBase Reference

5103-71-9

EPA Substance Registry System

cis-Chlordane (5103-71-9)

Safety

Hazard Codes 

F,Xn,N,T

Risk Statements 

11-38-50/53-65-67-48-36/37/38-24/25-20-62-51/53-48/20-22-24-20/22

Safety Statements 

16-33-60-61-62-45-36/37-26-9-29-25

RIDADR 

2761

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

PB9705000

HazardClass 

6.1(b)

PackingGroup 

III

Toxicity

LC50 (96-hour) for rainbow trout 90 mg/L and bluegill sunfish 70 mg/L (Hartley and Kidd, 1987); EC50 (96-hour) for goldfish 0.5 mg/L; acute oral LD50 for rats 365–590 mg/kg (Hartley and Kidd, 1987), 343 mg/kg (RTECS, 1985).

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)

Signal word

Danger

Hazard statements

H301Toxic if swalloed

H332Harmful if inhaled

H351Suspected of causing cancer

H410Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects

Precautionary statements

P201Obtain special instructions before use.

P273Avoid release to the environment.

CIS-CHLORDANE Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Chemical Properties

Colorless to amber, solid or very viscous, noncombustible liquid which may impart a chlorinelike, irritating odor

Uses

Insecticide

Environmental Fate

Photolytic. Irradiation of trans-chlordane by a 450-W high-pressure mercury lamp gave photo-trans-chlordane (Ivie et al., 1972).
Chemical/Physical. In an alkaline medium or solvent, carrier, diluent or emulsifier having an alkaline reaction, chlorine will be released (Windholz et al., 1983).
Emits very toxic fumes of chlorides when heated to decomposition (Lewis, 1990).