endosulfan

Synonyms: "benzoepin", "thiodan", "thionex", "thiosulfan", "chlorthiepin", "devisulphan", "endosulphan", "insectophene", "rasayansulfan"

Source: endosulfan is an organochlorine insecticide that can be used on a wide variety of vegetables and fruits, cotton, and ornamental plants.

Identifiers:

IUPAC Name: 6,7,8,9,10,10-hexachloro-1,5,5a,6,9,9a-hexahydro-6,9-methano-2,4,3-benzodioxathiepine-3-oxide
CAS Number: 115-29-7
PubChem ID: 3224
InChiKey: RDYMFSUJUZBWLH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Canonical SMILES: C1C2C(COS(=O)O1)C3(C(=C(C2(C3(Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl

Structural Properties:

Molecular Formula: C₉H₆Cl₆O₃S
Molecular Weight: 406.925

Pharmacophore Features:

Number of bond donors: 0
Number of bond acceptors: 2
Number of atoms different from hydrogen: 19

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Banerjee BD, Hussain QZ. 1986. Effect of sub-chronic endosulfan exposure on humoral and cell-mediated immune responses in albino rats. Arch Toxicol 59(4):279-284.

Orton F, Rosivatz E, Scholze M, Kortenkamp A. 2011. Widely used pesticides with previously unknown endocrine activity revealed as in vitro antiandrogens. Environ Health Perspect 119(6):794-800.

Soto AM, Sonnenschein C, Chung KL, Fernandez MF, Olea N, Serrano FO. 1995. The E-SCREEN assay as a tool to identify estrogens: An update on estrogenic environmental pollutants. Environ Health Perspect 103 (Suppl. 7):113-122.