Hexachloroacetone

Hexachloroacetone

Names
IUPAC name 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexachloropropanone
Other names perchloroacetone HCA
Identifiers
CAS Registry Number	116-16-5 Y
ChemSpider	13873693 Y
InChI InChI=1S/C3Cl6O/c4-2(5,6)1(10)3(7,8)9 Y Key: DOJXGHGHTWFZHK-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y InChI=1/C3Cl6O/c4-2(5,6)1(10)3(7,8)9 Key: DOJXGHGHTWFZHK-UHFFFAOYAW
Jmol-3D images	Image
KEGG	C19122 N
SMILES ClC(Cl)(Cl)C(=O)C(Cl)(Cl)Cl
Properties
Chemical formula	C3Cl6O
Molar mass	264.75 g/mol
Density	1.444 g/cm3[1]
Melting point	−2 °C (28 °F; 271 K)
Boiling point	204 °C (399 °F; 477 K)
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
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Hexachloroacetone is an organic compound with the formula Cl₃C-CO-CCl₃. 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.

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.

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