Aldrin 2233425 222318502 2008-06-28T18:16:01Z GregorB 179697 Fmt {{Chembox new | Name = Aldrin | ImageFile = Aldrin.png <!-- | ImageSize = 200px --> | ImageName = Aldrin | IUPACName = 1,2,3,4,10,10-Hexachloro-<br />1,4,4a,5,8,8a-hexahydro-<br />1,4:5,8-dimethanonaphthalene | Section1 = {{Chembox Identifiers | CASNo = 309-00-2 | SMILES = ClC12C3C(C4CC3C=C4)C<br />(C(Cl)2Cl)(Cl)C(Cl)=C1Cl }} | Section2 = {{Chembox Properties | Formula = {{carbon}}<sub>12</sub>{{hydrogen}}<sub>8</sub>{{chlorine}}<sub>6</sub> | MolarMass = 364.93 g/mol | MeltingPt = 104 °C | VaporPressure = 7.5 × 10<sup>−5</sup> mmHg @ 20<sup>o</sup>C }} | Section7 = {{Chembox Hazards | NFPA-H = 2 | NFPA-F = | NFPA-R = }} }} {{about||the astronaut|Buzz Aldrin|the lunar crater|Aldrin (crater)|the software|Aldrin (Application)}} '''Aldrin''' is an [[organochlorine compound|organochlorine]] [[insecticide]] which is [[redox|oxidized]] in the [[insect]] to form [[dieldrin]], a [[neurotoxin]]. Aldrin was formerly used to kill [[soil]] insects such as [[termite]]s and [[grasshopper]]s to protect crops such as [[corn]] and [[potato]]es. 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.<ref>[http://www.geocities.com/uctriton00/aldrin.html Pesticides - Aldrin]</ref> 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]].<ref name="Tedder">{{cite book | first=J. M. | last=Tedder | first=A. | last=Nechvatal |first=A. H. | last=Jubb |year=1975 | title=Basic Organic Chemistry, Part 5 Industrial products | publisher=Wiley | location=London | id=ISBN 0-471-85014-4 }}</ref><br> [[Image:AldrinSynthesis.png|thumbnail|left|480px|Synthesis of Aldrin via a [[Diels-Alder reaction]]]]<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> ==References== <references/> [[Category:IARC Group 3 carcinogens]] [[Category:Organochloride insecticides]] [[Category:Neurotoxins]] {{organohalide-stub}} [[cs:Aldrin]] [[de:Aldrin]] [[es:Aldrina]] [[no:Aldrin]] [[pl:Aldryna]] [[fi:Aldriini]]