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Pentachlorocyclopropane

technical grade, 90%

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C3HCl5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
214.31
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
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

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Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

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

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

213.8 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

101 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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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)
Tetrachlorocyclopropene and hexachlorocyclopropane from pentachlorocyclopropane.
Tobey SW and West R.
Tetrahedron Letters, 4(18), 1179-1182 (1963)
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

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