Chemistry:Tetrachlorobenzene

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Tetrachlorobenzene
1,2,3,4-Tetrachlorobenzene.svg
1,2,3,4-Tetrachlorobenzene
1,2,3,5-Tetrachlorobenzene.svg
1,2,3,5-Tetrachlorobenzene
1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene.svg
1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 1,2,4,5: 202-466-2
  • 1,2,3,5: 211-217-7
  • 1,2,3,4: 211-214-0
KEGG
RTECS number
  • 1,2,4,5: DB9450000
UNII
Properties
C6H2Cl4
Molar mass 215.88 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Tetrachlorobenzene is any of three isomeric chlorobenzenes with the molecular formula C
6
H
2
Cl
4
. They differ by the positions of the chlorine atoms around the ring. Tetrachlorobenzenes are colorless crystalline compounds.[1]

Properties

Selected Physical Properties of Individual Isomers
isomer m.p. (°C) b.p. (°C) m.p. (g/cm3 @100 °C)
1,2,3,4 47 254 1.539
1,2,3,5 51.5 246 1.523
1,2,4,5 141 245 1.454

Synthesis

1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene can be produced by electrophilic halogenation of benzenes and some chlorobenzenes.[2] 1,2,3,4-Tetrachlorobenzene can only be produced by chlorination of 1,3,5-trichlorobenzene.

Uses

1,2,4,5-tetrachlorobenzene once was used as intermediates in the production of pesicides,[3] specifically trichlorophenols. This method has been discontinued because it also produced 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin.[1]

See also

  • Tetrabromobenzene
  • Tetraiodobenzene

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Beck, Uwe; Löser, Eckhard (2011). "Chlorinated Benzenes and Other Nucleus‐Chlorinated Aromatic Hydrocarbons". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. doi:10.1002/14356007.o06_o03. ISBN 9783527303854. 
  2. "US4205014A Process for 1,2,4,5-tetrachlorobenzene". Espacenet. https://worldwide.espacenet.com/patent/search/family/026711356/publication/US4205014A?q=pn%3DUS4205014A. 
  3. (in en) NTP Toxicity Study Reports. National Toxicology Program. 1991. p. 11. https://books.google.com/books?id=4mrSWQi2luwC&dq=%2522Tetrachlorobenzene%2522&pg=PA11. Retrieved 22 June 2023.