PENTACHLOROCYCLOPROPANE Chemical Properties

Boiling point:

55-56 °C/7 mmHg (lit.)

Density 

1.668 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.5169(lit.)

Flash point:

213 °F

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

color 

Colorless liquid

InChI

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

InChIKey

IACJMSLMMMSESC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C1(Cl)(Cl)C(Cl)C1(Cl)Cl

EPA Substance Registry System

Cyclopropane, pentachloro- (6262-51-7)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-37/39

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

GZ2214500

Toxicity

LDLo orl-rat: 78 mg/kg EPASR* 8EHQ-0587-0678

MSDS

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PENTACHLOROCYCLOPROPANE Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

CLEAR COLORLESS LIQUID

Uses

Pentachlorocyclopropane has been used in the preparation of:

• tetrachlorocyclopropene via reaction with 18M aqueous KOH at 80-85°C
• substituted phenyltrichlorocyclopropene derivatives

Synthesis Reference(s)

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 40, p. 3791, 1975 DOI: 10.1021/jo00913a043

General Description

Hydrogen-bonded complexes of pentachlorocyclopropane with the bases acetonitrile, ammonia, monomethylamine and dimethylamine have been isolated.

Safety Profile

A poison by ingestion. Moderately toxic by skin contact route. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic vapors of Clí.

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