Lindane
SIAL/45548 - PESTANAL®, analytical standard
Synonym: γ-BHC; 1α,2α,3β,4α,5α,6β-Hexachlorocyclohexane
CAS Number: 58-89-9
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C6H6Cl6
Molecular Weight: 290.83
EC Number: 200-401-2
MDL Number: MFCD00135947
Linear Formula: C6H6Cl6
Product Type: Chemical
| application(s) | agriculture cleaning products cosmetics environmental food and beverages personal care |
| format | neat |
| grade | analytical standard |
| InChI | 1S/C6H6Cl6/c7-1-2(8)4(10) |
| InChI key | JLYXXMFPNIAWKQ-GNIYUCBRSA |
| mp | 113-115 °C (lit.) |
| product line | PESTANAL® |
| Quality Level | 100 ![]() |
| shelf life | limited shelf life, expiry date on the label |
| SMILES string | Cl[C@H]1[C@H](Cl)[C@H](Cl |
| solubility | H2O: 8.35 g/L at 25 °C |
| technique(s) | gas chromatography (GC): suitable |
| HPLC: suitable |
| Application: | Lindane may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in environmental samples using isotope dilution method with gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. |
| Application: | Refer to the product′s Certificate of Analysis for more information on a suitable instrument technique. Contact Technical Service for further support. |
| General description: | Lindane is an organochlorine pesticide, widely employed in agriculture and in the pharmaceutical treatment of scabies and lice. |
| Legal Information: | PESTANAL is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany |
| Symbol | ![]() ![]() GHS06,GHS08,GHS09 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H301 - H312 + H332 - H362 - H373 - H410 |
| Precautionary statements | P201 - P260 - P263 - P273 - P280 - P301 + P310 + P330 |
| Hazard Codes | T,N |
| Risk Statements | 20/21-25-48/22-50/53-64 |
| Safety Statements | 36/37-45-60-61 |
| RIDADR | UN2811 - class 6.1 - PG 3 - SMP - RQ - Toxic solid, organic, n.o |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| mp | 113-115 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 41116107 |




