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Pentachlorocyclopropane

technical grade, 90%

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C3HCl5
CAS Number:
6262-51-7
Molecular Weight:
214.31
MDL number:
MFCD00010796
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24857656
NACRES:
NA.22

grade

technical grade

assay

90%

refractive index

n20/D 1.5169 (lit.)

bp

55-56 °C/7 mmHg (lit.)

density

1.668 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

ClC1C(Cl)(Cl)C1(Cl)Cl

InChI

1S/C3HCl5/c4-1-2(5,6)3(1,7)8/h1H

InChI key

IACJMSLMMMSESC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Hydrogen-bonded complexes of pentachlorocyclopropane with the bases acetonitrile, ammonia, monomethylamine and dimethylamine have been isolated.

Application

Pentachlorocyclopropane has been used in the preparation of:
  • tetrachlorocyclopropene via reaction with 18M aqueous KOH at 80-85°C
  • substituted phenyltrichlorocyclopropene derivatives

pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

signalword

Warning

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

213.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

101 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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Synthesis of Substituted Phenyltrichlorocyclopropene Derivatives Using Friedel-Crafts Reaction.
Choi S-K and Suk W-K.
Bull. Korean Chem. Soc., 2(3), 83-85 (1981)
Alexander B Baker et al.
The journal of physical chemistry. A, 109(37), 8280-8289 (2006-07-13)
Hydrogen-bonded complexes of pentachlorocyclopropane with the bases acetonitrile, ammonia, monomethylamine, and dimethylamine have been isolated and characterized for the first time in argon matrices at 16 K. Coordination of the proton of pentachlorocyclopropane (Pccp) to the electron donor (N) of
Tetrachlorocyclopropene and hexachlorocyclopropane from pentachlorocyclopropane.
Tobey SW and West R.
Tetrahedron Letters, 4(18), 1179-1182 (1963)

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