chloropicrin
Also known as nitrotrichloromethane, trichloronitromethane, 1,1,1-trichloronitromethane, Cl3CNO2, CCl3NO2, trichloro(nitro)methane, nitrochloroform, Tri-clor 99.6
Chloropicrin, also known as PS (from Port Sunlight) and nitrochloroform, is a chemical compound currently used as a broad-spectrum antimicrobial, fungicide, herbicide, insecticide, and nematicide. It was used as a poison gas in World War I and the Russian military has been accused of using it in the Russo-Ukrainian War. Its chemical structural formula is .
Chemical data
- Formula
- CCl3NO2
- Molecular weight
- 164.37 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- trichloro(nitro)methane
- SMILES
- C([N+](=O)[O-])(Cl)(Cl)Cl
- InChIKey
- LFHISGNCFUNFFM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.1
- Polar surface area
- 45.8 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
443 papersArticle
11 sectionsContents
- Synthesis
- Properties
- Uses
- Poison
- Agriculture
- California
- Safety
- High concentrations
- Damage to protective gear
- See also
- References
Chloropicrin, also known as PS (from Port Sunlight) and nitrochloroform, is a chemical compound currently used as a broad-spectrum antimicrobial, fungicide, herbicide, insecticide, and nematicide. It was used as a poison gas in World War I and the Russian military has been accused of using it in the Russo-Ukrainian War. Its chemical structural formula is .
==Synthesis== Chloropicrin was discovered in 1848 by Scottish chemist John Stenhouse. He prepared it by the reaction of sodium hypochlorite with picric acid: