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Hexachloroethane

VETRANAL®, analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Perchloroethane

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Linear Formula:
Cl3CCCl3
CAS Number:
67-72-1
Molecular Weight:
236.74
Beilstein:
1740341
EC Number:
200-666-4
MDL number:
MFCD00000799
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329753896
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

vapor density

8.16 (vs air)

vapor pressure

0.4 mmHg ( 20 °C)

product line

VETRANAL®

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

mp

183-185 °C (dec.) (lit.)

density

2.091 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

ClC(Cl)(Cl)C(Cl)(Cl)Cl

InChI

1S/C2Cl6/c3-1(4,5)2(6,7)8

InChI key

VHHHONWQHHHLTI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Hexachloroethane may be used as a reference standard for the determination of the analyte in environmental samples by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and selected-ion monitoring gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.
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Legal Information

VETRANAL is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H319,H351,H410

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Carc. 2 - Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

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BCBV0151
SZBC271XV
SZB9016XV
SZE9016X
9016X

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Quantitative analysis of polychlorinated biphenyls, organochlorine insecticides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated hydrocarbons and polynitrohydrocarbons in spiked samples of soil, water and plasma by selected-ion monitoring gas chromatography- mass spectrometry.
Singh AK, et al.
Journal of Chromatography. B, Biomedical Sciences and Applications, 706(2), 231- 244 (1998)
Quantitative determination of several simple perhalogenated compounds by high-performance liquid chromatography.
Collins CH and Morgano MA
Journal of Chromatography A, 846(1-2), 395- 399 (1999)
Ching-Hui Loh et al.
Toxicology, 247(2-3), 119-122 (2008-04-18)
There has been no human epidemiological data regarding the hepatic injuries of hexachloroethane-zinc oxide (HC/ZnO) inhalation. This is the first epidemiological study to investigate whether HC/ZnO inhalation exposure can induce hepatic dysfunction in exposed soldiers. Twenty soldiers, exposed to high
Ching-Hui Loh et al.
Environmental health perspectives, 114(5), 763-765 (2006-05-06)
We report on two patients, a 23-year-old man and a 24-year-old man, who had chemical pneumonitis and respiratory distress after inhaling hexachloroethane/zinc oxide (HC/ZnO) smoke during military training. The patients had been healthy previously and denied any history of alcohol
P S Holmes
Military medicine, 164(10), 751-752 (1999-11-02)
Hexachloroethane (HC) smoke, also known as white smoke, is an obscurant used in numerous military situations. Many adverse health effects are associated with the use of white smoke, some of which are potentially life threatening. Inhalation is the most frequent
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