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H5308

Sigma-Aldrich

Hexachloro-2-propanone

99%

Synonym(s):

Hexachloroacetone

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
CCl3COCCl3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
264.75
Beilstein:
1707475
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

Assay

99%

refractive index

n20/D 1.511 (lit.)

bp

66-70 °C/6 mmHg (lit.)

mp

−6-−2 °C (lit.)

density

1.743 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

ClC(Cl)(Cl)C(=O)C(Cl)(Cl)Cl

InChI

1S/C3Cl6O/c4-2(5,6)1(10)3(7,8)9

InChI key

DOJXGHGHTWFZHK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Reagent used for the conversion of nucleoside-3′-phosphonates to the corresponding phosphates and for the polymerization of vinyl compounds.

Pictograms

Skull and crossbonesEnvironment

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

235.4 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

113 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Macromolecules, 26, 7089-7089 (1993)
H Zochlinski et al.
Mutation research, 89(2), 137-144 (1981-06-01)
Hexachloroacetone, CCl3--CO--CCl3, reverts the Ames strains TA98 and TA100 but not the non-plasmid strains TA1537, TA1535 and TA1538. In the absence of solvent, the number of revertant colonies is 5 times the spontaneous reversion rate for TA100 and 10 times
Determination of hexachloroacetone in air.
E Kissa
Analytical chemistry, 55(8), 1222-1225 (1983-07-01)
Journal of the Chemical Society. Perkin Transactions 1, 1269-1269 (1987)
E R Nestmann et al.
Environmental mutagenesis, 7(2), 163-170 (1985-01-01)
Reports in the literature describing artifactual results owing to interactions of test materials with solvents are becoming more frequent. The present study was initiated to examine possible interactions of 1,1,3-trichloro-, 1,1,3,3-tetrachloro-, pentachloro- and hexachloroacetones with different solvents, since certain solvent

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