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| Name = Aldrin
| ImageFile = Aldrin.png
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| 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
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| 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
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| Section7 = {{Chembox Hazards
| NFPA-H = 2
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'''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==
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[[Category:IARC Group 3 carcinogens]]
[[Category:Organochloride insecticides]]
[[Category:Neurotoxins]]
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