Pentachlorotoluene

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Structural formula
Structural formula of pentachlorotoluene
General
Surname Pentachlorotoluene
other names
  • 1,2,3,4,5-pentachloro-6-methylbenzene
  • 1,2,3,4,5-pentachlorotoluene
  • Pentachlorotoluene
  • PCT
Molecular formula C 7 H 3 Cl 5
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 877-11-2
PubChem 13412
Wikidata Q20054540
properties
Molar mass 264.364 g mol −1
Physical state

firmly

Melting point

224.8 ° C

boiling point

301 ° C

safety instructions
GHS hazard labeling
no classification available
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Pentachlorotoluene (also known as 1,2,3,4,5-pentachloro-6-methylbenzene ) is an organic chemical compound .

properties

Pentachlorotoluene is a derivative of toluene and can be synthesized from it by chlorination . Due to the substitution pattern with five chlorine atoms on the aromatic ring, pentachlorotoluene has a significantly lower volatility than toluene.

See also

literature

  • I. Chu, DC Villeneuve, B. McDonald, VE Secours, VE Valli: Pentachlorotoluene and pentabromotoluene: results of a subacute and a subchronic toxicity study in the rat. In: Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B: Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes. 22 (3), 1987, pp. 303-317, doi : 10.1080 / 03601238709372559 , PMID 3655187 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Donald Mackay, Wan-Ying Shiu, Kuo-Ching Ma, Sum Chi Lee: Handbook of Physical-Chemical Properties and Environmental Fate for Organic Chemicals, Second Edition . CRC Press, 2006, ISBN 978-1-4200-4439-3 , pp. 1372 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  2. ↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
  3. ↑ Entry on 1,2,3,4,5-Pentachloro-6-methylbenzene in the ChemSpider database of the Royal Society of Chemistry , accessed on June 2, 2015.
  4. ↑ H. Suschitzky: Polychloroaromatic Compounds . Springer Science & Business Media, 2012, ISBN 978-1-4684-2097-5 .