Hexachloroacetone
Hexachloroacetone is an organic compound with the formula (Cl3C)2CO. It is also called hexachloropropanone or perchloroacetone. Numbers indicating the position of the chlorine-atoms are generally omitted as all the possible positions are substituted with chlorine. It is a colorless liquid, slightly soluble in water.
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1,1,1,3,3,3-hexachloropropanone | |
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perchloroacetone HCA | |
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| UN number | 2661 |
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| Molar mass | 264.75 g/mol |
| Density | 1.7434 g/cm3[1] |
| Melting point | −2 °C (28 °F; 271 K) |
| Boiling point | 204 °C (399 °F; 477 K) |
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The main use of hexachloroacetone is as a pesticide. For the use of hexachloroacetone in the preparation of a novel insect repellent see Perkow reaction. The industrial route to hexafluoroacetone involves treatment of hexachloroacetone with HF:[2]
- (CCl3)2CO + 6 HF → (CF3)2CO + 6 HCl
See also
References
- CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Internet Version, CRC Press (2005)
- Günter Siegemund, Werner Schwertfeger, Andrew Feiring, Bruce Smart, Fred Behr, Herward Vogel, Blaine McKusick (2002). "Fluorine Compounds, Organic". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a11_349. ISBN 3527306730.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
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