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add a note on b.h.c​

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BHC.

It is prepared by chlorination of benzene in presence of sunlight.

IUPAC name of BHC is 1,2,3,4,5,6 Hexachlorocyclohexane(Benzene hexachloride)

Benzene hexachloride is a cyclohexane derivative and nine stereoisomers are possible. However, only five of them have been actually isolated from the mixture. They are called α, β, γ, Δ, ε forms. The mixture of stereoisomeric hexachlorides is an active component in BHC is γ isomer, called gammaxene or lindane.

Uses.

BHC is an important agricultural pesticide mainly used for exterminating white ants, leaf hopper, termite etc.