Hexachlorocyclohexane
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Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) is a six chlorine substituted cyclohexane, a polyhalogenated compound. It comes in many forms. Some are pesticides.
Common forms are:
- α-HCH (CAS RN: 319-84-6 ), alpha-Hexachlorocyclohexane
- β-HCH (CAS RN: 319-85-7 ), beta-Hexachlorocyclohexane
- γ-HCH (CAS RN: 58-89-9 ), gamma-Hexachlorocyclohexane, or Lindane
- δ-HCH (CAS RN: 319-86-8 ), delta-Hexachlorocyclohexane
- t-HCH (CAS RN: 608-73-1 ), technical hexachlorocyclohexane
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