Properties
- Melting point:
- 104℃
- Boiling point:
- 450.9°C (rough estimate)
- Density
- 1.6 g/cm3
- vapor pressure
- (x 10-5 mmHg):6.35 and 12 at 20 and 25 °C, respectively (gas saturation-GC, Grayson and Fosbraey, 1982)24.9 at 25 °C (estimated-GC, Bidleman, 1984)
- refractive index
- 1.5840 (estimate)
- Flash point:
- -12 °C
- storage temp.
- APPROX 4°C
- solubility
- Chloroform (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly)
- Water Solubility
- 0.2mg/L(25 ºC)
- Merck
- 13,225
- BRN
- 2336652
- Henry's Law Constant
- 181 at 5 °C, 371 at 15 °C, 427 at 20 °C, 493 at 25 °C, 714 at 35 °C:in 3% NaCl solution: 287 at 5
°C, 566 at 15 °C, 901 at 25 °C, 1,130 at 35 °C (gas stripping-GC, Cetin et al., 2006)
- Exposure limits
- NIOSH REL: 0.25 mg/m3, IDLH 25 mg/m3; OSHA PEL: TWA 0.25
mg/m3; ACGIH TLV: TWA 0.25 mg/m3.
- Stability:
- Stable. Non-flammable. Incompatible with active metals, acid oxidizing agents, acid catalysts.
Safety Information
Use
Aldrin was used as an insecticide in soil to control invertebrates such as worms, beetles and termites, and has been widely used to protect crops such as corn and potatoes, as well as being effective for protecting wooden structures from termites.