PANDREWS@HPB.HWC.CA (Paul Andrews) (04/10/91)
TOXAPHENE ANALYSIS:
I am interested in the quantitation of TOXAPHENE, a pesticide produced by the
extensive chorination of camphene. This pesticide, which is now banned in the
USA and CANADA, is a very complex mixture of well over 400 isomers of Cl2-Cl10
chlorobornane isomers. I am interested in obtaining samples of the three most
toxic components of the mixture.
They are:
Toxicant A-1: 2,2,5-endo 6-exo 8,8,9,10-octachlorobornane
Toxicant A-2: 2,2,5-endo 6-exo 8,9,9,10-octachlorobornane
Toxicant B : 2,2,5-endo 6-exo 8,9,10-heptachrorobornane
At the present I would only require enough for analytical standards (5-10 mg),
but am also going to try to scale up and produce 500mg-1 gm quantities. I
would like to hear from anyone who would have some samples of the above
compounds or have protocols for their isolation.
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Paul Andrews Bureau of Chemical Safety
Food Research Divsion
Health and Welfare Canada
Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
PANDREWS@HPB.HWC.CA
1-613-957-0951
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