Properties
- Melting point:
- 245℃ (Decomposition)
- Boiling point:
- 496.11°C (rough estimate)
- Density
- 1.7 g/cm3
- vapor pressure
- 2 x 10-7 mmHg at 25 °C (ACGIH, 1986)
- refractive index
- 1.5550 (estimate)
- Flash point:
- 11 °C
- storage temp.
- APPROX 4°C
- Water Solubility
- 0.25mg/L(25 ºC)
- Merck
- 13,3612
- Henry's Law Constant
- 1.78 at 5 °C, 2.96 at 15 °C, 4.54 at 20 °C, 5.63 at 25 °C, 8.68 at 35 °C:in 3% NaCl solution: 5.13
at 5 °C, 9.47 at 15 °C, 18.8 at 25 °C, 19.7 at 35 °C (gas stripping-GC, Cetin et al., 2006)
- Exposure limits
- NIOSH REL: TWA 0.1 mg/m3, IDLH 2 mg/m3; OSHA PEL: TWA 0.1
mg/m3; ACGIH TLV: TWA 0.1 mg/m3.
- Stability:
- Stable. Incompatible with strong acids, strong oxidizers. Corrodes some metals.
Safety Information
Use
Endrin is a foliar insecticide used mainly on field crops such as cotton and grains. It has also been used as a rodenticide to control mice and voles.