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hexachloroethane
Sign in to saveAlso known as 1,1,1,2,2,2-hexachloroethane, C2Cl6, R-110, carbon hexachloride, ethane hexachloride, perchloroethane
Hexachloroethane (perchloroethane) is an organochlorine compound with the chemical formula . Its structure is . It is a white or colorless solid at room temperature with a camphor-like odor. It has been used by the military in smoke compositions, such as base-eject smoke munitions (smoke grenades).
Chemical data
- Formula
- C2Cl6
- Molecular weight
- 236.7 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 1,1,1,2,2,2-hexachloroethane
- SMILES
- C(C(Cl)(Cl)Cl)(Cl)(Cl)Cl
- InChIKey
- VHHHONWQHHHLTI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 4.1
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
226 papers- Hexachloroethane.IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans · 1999
- PMID 377971251997
- Hexachloroethane.Report on carcinogens : carcinogen profiles · 2002
- Hexachloroethane.Report on carcinogens : carcinogen profiles · 2011
- Hexachloroethane.Report on carcinogens : carcinogen profiles · 2004
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 233.81311608
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- chemical formula
- C₂Cl₆
- immediately dangerous to life or health
- 2904
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0316
- density
- 2.09
- sublimation temperature
- 368
- vapor pressure
- 0.2
- solubility
- 0.005
- ionization energy
- 11.10
- time-weighted average exposure limit
- 10
- canonical SMILES
- C(C(Cl)(Cl)Cl)(Cl)(Cl)Cl
- Commons category
- Hexachloroethane
- electric dipole moment
- 0
- boiling point
- 185.0
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Manufacture
- Applications
- Use as smoke agent
- Toxicity
- References
- External links
Hexachloroethane (perchloroethane) is an organochlorine compound with the chemical formula . Its structure is . It is a white or colorless solid at room temperature with a camphor-like odor. It has been used by the military in smoke compositions, such as base-eject smoke munitions (smoke grenades).
==History== Hexachloroethane was discovered along with carbon tetrachloride by Michael Faraday in 1820. Faraday obtained it by chlorinating ethylene. He named it "perchloride of carbon". Faustino Malaguti obtained hexachloroethane by exposing a mixture of tetrachloroethylene and chlorine to sunlight. He termed it "chloride of chlorethose" as it was produced by the chlorination of tetrachloroethylene (then known as "chlorethose").