Benzene hexachloride
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Benzene hexachloride is a trivial name (common or vernacular name) that may refer to:
- hexachlorobenzene the chemically correct equivalent
- (erroneously) any of the isomers of hexachlorocyclohexane, in particular the gamma isomer with the common name Lindane
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