Spectroscopic Characterization of 7b,8c,9c-Trichlorocamphene-2-one Formed from Toxaphene Components in an Anaerobic Soil

Gerda M. Fingerling, Harun Parlar

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Abstract

A cyclic ketone, formed from the toxaphene components Toxicant A (Parlar No. 42) and Toxicant B (Parlar No. 32) in a flooded loamy silt in laboratory experiments, has been isolated, and its structure has been characterized. The product has been shown to have a camphenone skeleton, possibly formed via a Wagner-Meerwein rearrangement. The structure has been identified as 7b,8c,9c-trichlorocamphene-2-one. This is the first time that an oxygen-containing product as conversion product of a toxaphene component has been isolated. Comparison with the behavior of single toxaphene components in autoclaved soil points out that the 7b,8c,9c-trichlorocamphene-2-one is the result of biotransformation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4116-4121
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of agricultural and food chemistry
Volume45
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1997

Keywords

  • Biotransformation
  • Chlorinated camphenone
  • Toxaphene degradation

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