Search Ontology:
ChEBI

hexachlorobenzene

Term ID
CHEBI:5692
Synonyms
  • 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorobenzene
  • HCB
  • Hexachlorbenzol
  • hexachlorobenzene
  • perchlorobenzene
  • phenyl perchloryl
Definition
A member of the class of chlorobenzenes that is benzene in which all of the hydrogens are replaced by chlorines. An agricultural fungicide introduced in the mid-1940s and formerly used as a seed treatment, its use has been banned since 1984 under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.
References
  • cas:118-74-1
  • gmelin:27278
  • hmdb:HMDB0032566
  • kegg.compound:C11042
  • ppdb:380
  • pubmed:10641019
  • pubmed:12117784
  • pubmed:17150971
  • pubmed:23336922
  • pubmed:23462309
  • pubmed:23627767
  • pubmed:23747559
  • pubmed:23923419
  • pubmed:23973543
  • pubmed:24148401
  • pubmed:24311623
  • pubmed:24365113
  • reaxys:1912585
  • wikipedia.en:Hexachlorobenzene
Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Resources
CTD
Relationships
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from hexachlorobenzene
Phenotype where environments contain hexachlorobenzene
Phenotype modified by environments containing hexachlorobenzene
Phenotype affecting hexachlorobenzene
Human Disease Model