Chlordane, or chlordan, is an organochlorine compound that was used as a pesticide. This white solid was sold in the U.S. until 1983 as an insecticide for crops like corn and citrus and on lawns and domestic gardens. Robert L. Metcalf “Insect Control” in Ullmann’s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry” Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2002. Production and uses Chlordane is one so-called cyclodiene pesticide, meaning that it's derived from hexachlorocyclopentadiene. Hexachlorocyclopen… (More on Chlordane)