Lindane

Name	Lindane
CAS Type 1 Name	Cyclohexane, 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachloro-, (1alpha,2alpha,3beta,4alpha,5alpha,6beta)-
Equivalent Terms	Benzene Hexachloride \| BHC Insecticide \| Delitex \| Gamma666 \| Gamma 666 \| Gamma-666 \| gamma Benzene Hexachloride \| gamma-Benzene Hexachloride \| gamma Hexachlorocyclohexane \| gamma-Hexachlorocyclohexane \| Gammexane \| Hexachlorane \| Hexachloride, Benzene \| Hexachloride, gamma-Benzene \| Hexachlorocyclohexane \| Insecticide, BHC \| Jacutin \| Kwell \| PMSLindane \| PMS Lindane \| PMS-Lindane \| Scabecid \| Scabene \| Scabisan \| Tetocid
CAS Registry Number	58-89-9
Definition	An organochlorine insecticide that has been used as a pediculicide and a scabicide. It has been shown to cause cancer.
Structure
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MeSH^® ID	D001556
External Links	CCRIS 58-89-9 ChEBI 58-89-9 ChemIDplus^® 58-89-9 DrugBank DB00431 GENE-TOX 58-89-9 Household Products Database 58-89-9 HSDB^® 58-89-9 PubChem D001556 TOXLINE^® Query

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Lindane
	1,3,4,5,6-pentachlorocyclohexene-1-oxide
	2,3,4,5,6,6-hexachloro-2,4-cyclohexadienone
	ABOL-X
	Agronex
	alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane
	beta-hexachlorocyclohexane
	delta-hexachlorocyclohexane
	fentiuram
	HCH ointment
	hexachlorocyclohexane x-factor
	kartox
	lorexane
	pentachlorocyclohexene
	pentalidol