pentachloroethane
Sign in to saveAlso known as ethane pentachloride, pentalin, CCl3CHCl2, 1,1,1,2,2-pentachloro-ethane, EINECS 200-925-1, CHCl2CCl3, Cl3CCHCl2
Pentachloroethane is a chemical compound of chlorine, hydrogen, and carbon with the chemical formula . It is a colourless non-flammable liquid that is used as a solvent for oil and grease, in metal cleaning, and in the separation of coal from impurities.
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- Mass
- 199.852088432
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- chemical formula
- C₂HCl₅
- ionization energy
- 11.28
- canonical SMILES
- C(C(Cl)(Cl)Cl)(Cl)Cl
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0482
- density
- 1.68
- melting point
- -29.0
- boiling point
- 159.88
- vapor pressure
- 3
- solubility
- 0.05
- electric dipole moment
- 0.92
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- Pentachloroethane
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Pentachloroethane is a chemical compound of chlorine, hydrogen, and carbon with the chemical formula . It is a colourless non-flammable liquid that is used as a solvent for oil and grease, in metal cleaning, and in the separation of coal from impurities.
==Production and uses== Victor Regnault obtained Pentachloroethane from chlorination of various chlorinated ethanes in 1839.