In chemistry and agriculture, BHC was once a very famous and widely used synthetic chemical compound. It is frequently studied in Class 12 Organic Chemistry under the chapter of Haloalkanes and Haloarenes.
BHC has several isomers (different 3D structures), but only the 'Gamma' isomer (Lindane) has insecticidal properties.
It is technically misnamed; its correct IUPAC name is 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane.
It belongs to a class of chemicals known as Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).
The full form of BHC is Benzene Hexachloride. It is also commonly known by its commercial trade names: Gammexane or Lindane.
No, they are different chemicals. DDT is Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. However, both BHC and DDT are highly toxic, long-lasting organochlorine pesticides that are now largely banned.
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