Chlorophacinone

Synonyms

((4-Chlorphenyl)-1-phenyl)-acetyl-1,3-indandion [German]; 1-(4-Chlorphenyl)-1-phenyl-acetyl-indan-1,3-dion [German]; 2(2-(4-Chloor-fenyl-2-fenyl)-acetyl)-indaan-1,3-dion [Dutch]; 2(2-(4-Chlor-phenyl-2-phenyl)acetyl)indan-1,3-dion [German]; 2(2-(4-Chlorophenyl)-2-phenylacetyl)indan-1,3-dione; 2(2-(4-Cloro-fenil-2FENIL)-acetil)indan-1,3-dione [Italian]; 2-((4-Chlorophenyl)phenylacetyl)-1H-indene-1,3(2H)-dione; 2-((p-Chlorophenyl)phenylacetyl)-1,3-indandione; 2-(2-(4-Chlorophenyl)-2-phenylacetyl)indane-1,3-dione; 2-(2-Phenyl-2-(4-chlorophenyl)acetyl)-1,3-indandione; 2-(alpha-p-Chlorophenylacetyl)indane-1,3-dione; Actosin C; Afnor; Baraage; CAID; Chloorfacinon [Dutch]; Chlorfacinon [German]; Chlorophacinone; Chlorphacinon [Italian]; DRAT; LM 91; Lepit; Liphadione; Microzul; Muriol; Orcomolebait; Partox; Ratindan 3; Ratomet; Razol; Redentin; Rozol; Saviac; Topitox; [ChemIDplus]

Category

Rodenticides, Anticoagulant

Description

White to pale yellow crystals formulated as dry and oil concentrate, spray, meal bait, paraffin blocks, pellets, and tracking powder; [HSDB]

Sources/Uses

Used as a rodenticide in farm and food storage buildings; [HSDB]

Comments

"Chlorophacinone is highly toxic orally and by skin absorption. The probable oral lethal dose for humans is less than 5 mg/kg to 50 mg/kg, or between a taste (less than 7 drops) and 1 teaspoonful for a 150 lb. (70 kg) person." [CAMEO] Volunteers who received 20 mg doses had average prothrombin times 36% of baseline levels on days 2-4 and 90% of baseline levels on day 8. Rodents are killed by internal hemorrhages 5-8 days after the lethal dose. [HSDB]

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Biomedical References

7.5E-10 mm Hg

LC50 (rat) >3000 mg/m3/1H;

Processes

Industrial Processes with risk of exposure:

• Farming (Pesticides)