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Pentachloronitrobenzene

suitable for plant cell culture, BioReagent, ≥94% (GC), powder

Synonym(s):

PCNB, Quintozene

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6Cl5NO2
CAS Number:
82-68-8
Molecular Weight:
295.33
Beilstein:
1914324
EC Number:
201-435-0
MDL number:
MFCD00007065
UNSPSC Code:
10171502
PubChem Substance ID:
24898950
NACRES:
NA.72
form:
crystalline powder
powder
Assay:
≥94% (GC)

product line

BioReagent

Assay

≥94% (GC)

form

crystalline powder
powder

technique(s)

cell culture | plant: suitable

mp

140-143 °C (lit.)

solubility

toluene: 50 mg/mL, clear, faintly to slightly yellow

density

1.718 g/cm3 at 25 °C

antibiotic activity spectrum

fungi

application(s)

agriculture

Mode of action

DNA synthesis | interferes

SMILES string

[O-][N+](=O)c1c(Cl)c(Cl)c(Cl)c(Cl)c1Cl

InChI

1S/C6Cl5NO2/c7-1-2(8)4(10)6(12(13)14)5(11)3(1)9

InChI key

LKPLKUMXSAEKID-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Pentachloronitrobenzene (PCNB) is used as a fungicide to suppress the growth of fungi in selective culture media such as Nash and Snyder medium (NS).

Other Notes

Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place.Keep in a dry place.

Pictograms

Exclamation markEnvironment
GHS07,GHS09

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H302,H317,H410

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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SLCL5706
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SLBZ1559
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J Alexandra Hakala et al.
Environmental science & technology, 41(21), 7337-7342 (2007-11-30)
Nitroaromatic pesticides (NAPs) are hydrophobic contaminants that can accumulate in sediments by the deposition of suspended solids from surface waters. Fe(II) and dissolved organic matter (DOM), present in suboxic and anoxic zones of freshwater sediments, can transform NAPs in natural
J-M Durgnat et al.
Food additives and contaminants, 22(12), 1224-1230 (2005-12-17)
Ginseng extracts are available as ingredients for improving energy and vitality and can be used in functional foods and as flavouring ingredients. A survey was been performed to determine the content of pesticides and toxic metals in ginseng extracts. Forty-seven
Didem Okutman Tas et al.
Environmental science & technology, 39(21), 8264-8272 (2005-11-22)
The reductive transformation of pentachloronitrobenzene (PCNB), an organochlorine fungicide, was investigated with a mixed, methanogenic culture developed from a contaminated estuarine sediment. Batch assays performed with this enrichment culture resulted in the biotransformation of PCNB to pentachloroaniline (PCA), which was
Ying Ying Li et al.
Journal of environmental management, 119, 143-150 (2013-03-12)
Pentachloronitrobenzene (PCNB) is a fungicide belonging to the organochlorine family and used extensively in agriculture for crop production. Many studies have implied that PCNB has become an environmental concern due to its widespread contamination in eco-systems. However, whether PCNB is
Didem Okutman Tas et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 55(14), 5390-5398 (2007-06-08)
The effect of pH and temperature on the microbial reductive transformation of pentachloronitrobenzene (PCNB), an organochlorine fungicide, was investigated with a mixed fermentative/methanogenic culture developed from a contaminated estuarine sediment. Culture series were incubated at a temperature range from 4
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