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Mirex

PESTANAL®, analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Perchloropentacyclodecane

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10Cl12
CAS Number:
2385-85-5
Molecular Weight:
545.54
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329755314
EC Number:
219-196-6
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
5605269
MDL number:
MFCD00167995
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grade

analytical standard

Quality Segment

100

product line

PESTANAL®

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

agriculture
cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

ClC1(Cl)C2(Cl)C3(Cl)C4(Cl)C(Cl)(Cl)C5(Cl)C3(Cl)C1(Cl)C5(Cl)C24Cl

InChI

1S/C10Cl12/c11-1-2(12)7(17)4(14)3(13,5(1,15)9(7,19)20)6(1,16)10(21,22)8(2,4)18

InChI key

GVYLCNUFSHDAAW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Mirex is an organochlorine insecticide used for control of the imported fire ant (Solenopsis richteri Forel and Solenopsis invicta Buren).

Application

Mirex may be used as an internal reference standard to evaluate instrument performance during the determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and polychlorinated biphenyls in human serum and plasma by gas chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry method.
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Legal Information

PESTANAL is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Carc. 2 - Lact. - Repr. 2

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges

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