Trichloroisocyanuric acid
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| Names | |||
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| IUPAC name
1,3,5-Trichloro-1,3,5-triazinane-2,4,6-trione | |||
Other names
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| Identifiers | |||
87-90-1  | |||
| ChEBI | CHEBI:33015 | ||
| ChemSpider | 6643 | ||
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| Jmol-3D images | Image | ||
| PubChem | 6909 | ||
| RTECS number | XZ1925000 | ||
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| UNII | RL3HK1I66B | ||
| Properties | |||
| Molecular formula |
C3Cl3N3O3 | ||
| Molar mass | 232.41 g·mol−1 | ||
| Appearance | Colorless solid | ||
| Density | 2.19 ± 0.1 g/cm3 | ||
| Melting point | 246 °C (475 °F; 519 K) | ||
| Boiling point | decomposes | ||
| 0.2% | |||
| Solubility in other solvents | Soluble in chlorocarbons, acetone, and acetonitrile | ||
| Structure | |||
| planar | |||
| Dipole moment | 0 D | ||
| Hazards | |||
| Main hazards | lung irritant | ||
| R-phrases | R8, R22, R31, R36/37, R50/53 | ||
| S-phrases | S8, S26, S41, S60, S61 | ||
| Flash point | NA | ||
| Related compounds | |||
| Related compounds |
Cyanuric chloride Dichloroisocyanuric acid Tribromoisocyanuric acid | ||
| Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa) | |||
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Trichloroisocyanuric acid is an organic compound with the formula (C3Cl3N3O3). It is used as an industrial disinfectant, bleaching agent and a reagent in organic synthesis.[1][2] This white crystalline powder, which has a strong "chlorine odour," is sometimes sold in tablet or granule form for domestic and industrial use. Salts of trichloroisocyanuric acid are known as trichloroisocyanurates.
Applications
The compound is a disinfectant, algicide and bactericide mainly for swimming pools and dyestuffs, and is also used as a bleaching agent in the textile industry. It is widely used in civil sanitation for pools and spas, preventing and curing diseases in animal husbandry and fisheries, fruit and vegetable preservation, wastewater treatment, as an algicide for recycled water in industry and air conditioning, in anti shrink treatment for woolens, for treating seeds and in organic chemical synthesis.
Trichloroisocyanuric acid as used in swimming pools is easier to handle than chlorine. It dissolves slowly in water, but as it reacts, cyanuric acid concentration in the pool will build-up. At high cyanuric acid concentrations, normal chlorine levels can be rendered ineffective, requiring either dilution by draining and refilling the pool or by adding abnormally high doses of chlorine to overcome this effect.
See also
References
- ↑ Hiegel, G. A. (2001). "Trichloroisocyanuric Acid". Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis. New York: John Wiley & Sons. doi:10.1002/047084289X.rt209.
- ↑ Barros, J. C. (2005). "Trichloroisocyanuric acid". Synlett 2005 (13): 2115–2116. doi:10.1055/s-2005-872237.
External links
- Symclosene data page
- Safety data for trichloroisocyanuric acid from Oxford University Chemistry Department.