what is Chlordane ?

Chlordane is an organochlorine insecticide, also is deep amber viscous liquid with a smell like pine.
Chlordane is usually a mixture of patterns exist, the main ingredient chlordane, 60%, while a similar bicyclic structure containing five carbon diene compounds with chlorine atoms ranging from six to nine.
Chlordane is not soluble in water, can be mixed in any proportion with kerosene, but also insoluble in most organic solvents, high temperature or alkaline environment will break down.
In the structure of cis-(cis-), trans-(trans-) two kinds of isomers (called β-chlordane, α-chlordane). Β-chlordane (cis-) chlordane toxicity of α-ten times.
Chlordane exposure of insects and stomach poisoning; toxic to mammals, the oral LD50 for rats is 225-590mg/kg; be absorbed from the skin.