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293458

Pentachlorocyclopropane

technical grade, 90%

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C3HCl5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
214.31
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
MDL number:
Assay:
90%
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InChI

1S/C3HCl5/c4-1-2(5,6)3(1,7)8/h1H

SMILES string

ClC1C(Cl)(Cl)C1(Cl)Cl

InChI key

IACJMSLMMMSESC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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.)

functional group

chloro

Quality Level

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 Classifications

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

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

213.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

101 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter


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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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