Aldrin
IUPAC name	1,2,3,4,10,10-Hexachloro- 1,4,4a,5,8,8a-hexahydro- 1,4:5,8-dimethanonaphthalene
Identifiers
CAS number	[309-00-2]
SMILES	ClC12C3C(C4CC3C=C4)C (C(Cl)2Cl)(Cl)C(Cl)=C1Cl
Properties
Molecular formula	C12H8Cl6 364.90856 g/mol
Melting point	104 °C
Vapor pressure	7.5 × 10−5 mmHg @ 20oC
Hazards
NFPA 704	0 2 0
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox references

Aldrin is an organochlorine insecticide which is oxidized in the insect to form dieldrin, a neurotoxin. Aldrin was formerly used to kill soil insects such as termites and grasshoppers to protect crops such as corn and potatoes. It has been classified as a persistent organic pollutant. Due to health concerns regarding dieldrin, it is no longer manufactured or used in the United States. In addition, aldrin is itself a carcinogen and mutagen. The last American farm to use the pesticide was Emily Farms, in Covina, CA.^[1] Aldrin is named after the German chemist Kurt Alder.

Synthesis

It can be formed from the synthesis of hexachloro-1,3-cyclopentadiene with norbornadiene in a Diels-Alder reaction.^[2]

Synthesis of Aldrin via a Diels-Alder reaction

See also

• Dieldrin
• Endrin

References

1. ^ Pesticides - Aldrin
2. ^ Jubb, A. H. (1975). Basic Organic Chemistry, Part 5 Industrial products. London: Wiley. ISBN 0-471-85014-4.