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Chloropicrin

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Trichloronitromethane, Chloropicrin, Nitrotrichloromethane

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
Cl3CNO2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
164.38
Beilstein:
1756135
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12000000
PubChem Substance ID:

grade

analytical standard

packaging

ampule of 100 mg

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.461 (lit.)

bp

112 °C (lit.)

density

1.657 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

agriculture
environmental

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

[O-][N+](=O)C(Cl)(Cl)Cl

InChI

1S/CCl3NO2/c2-1(3,4)5(6)7

InChI key

LFHISGNCFUNFFM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Chloropicrin is a disinfection by-product that is commonly produced in chlorinated water. It is known to cause health problems in humans.
Sigma-Aldrich offers chloropicrin for a variety of applications that include, but are not limited to, environmental, food and beverage, forensics, petrochemical and pharmaceutical analysis.

Application

Chloropicrin may be used as an analytical reference standard for the determination of the analyte in drinking water, chemical warfare agents and grain based products by various chromatographic techniques.
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Skull and crossbonesEnvironment

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Retrospective identification of chemical warfare agents by high-temperature automatic thermal desorption-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
Carrick WA, et al.
Journal of Chromatography A, 925(1-2), 241-249 (2001)
Preparation and use of mixed fumigant standards for multiresidue level determination by gas chromatography
Daft JL
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 33(4), 563-566 (1985)
M Pesonen et al.
Toxicology letters, 211(3), 239-245 (2012-04-21)
Chloropicrin is an aliphatic volatile nitrate compound that is mainly used as a pesticide. It has several toxic effects in animals and can cause irritating and other health problems in exposed humans. Since the mode of chloropicrin action is poorly
Wenhai Chu et al.
Chemosphere, 86(11), 1087-1091 (2011-12-30)
Pilot-scale tests were performed to reduce the formation of several nitrogenous and carbonaceous disinfection by-products (DBPs) with an integrated ozone and biological activated carbon (O(3)-BAC) treatment process following conventional water treatment processes (coagulation-sedimentation-filtration). Relative to the conventional processes alone, O(3)-BAC
Application of different analytical methods for determination of volatile chlorination by-products in drinking water.
Nikolaou AD, et al.
Talanta, 56(4), 717-726 (2002)

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