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1,4-dichlorobenzene
Sign in to saveAlso known as p-DCB, PARA, PDCB, Paradichlorbenzol, p-chlorophenyl chloride, PDB, p-dichlorobenzene, para-dichlorobenzene
1,4-Dichlorobenzene (1,4-DCB, p-DCB, or para-dichlorobenzene, sometimes abbreviated as PDCB or para) is an aryl chloride and isomer of dichlorobenzene with the formula C6H4Cl2. This colorless solid has a strong odor. The molecule consists of a benzene ring with two chlorine atoms (replacing hydrogen atoms) on opposing sites of the ring.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C6H4Cl2
- Molecular weight
- 147 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 1,4-dichlorobenzene
- SMILES
- C1=CC(=CC=C1Cl)Cl
- InChIKey
- OCJBOOLMMGQPQU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 3.4
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Research
476 papers- 1,4-Dichlorobenzene.Report on carcinogens : carcinogen profiles · 2011
- 1,4-Dichlorobenzene-Induced liver tumors in the mouse: evaluation of the role of chlorohydroquinones.Reviews on environmental health · 2002
- 1,4-dichlorobenzene marine risk assessment with special reference to the OSPARCOM region: North Sea.Environmental monitoring and assessment · 2004
- 1,4-Dichlorobenzene.Report on carcinogens : carcinogen profiles · 2002
- 1,4-Dichlorobenzene.Report on carcinogens : carcinogen profiles · 2004
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- dichlorobenzene
- Mass
- 145.969
- Has use
- mothball
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- electric dipole moment
- 0
- boiling point
- 345
- chemical formula
- C₆H₄Cl₂
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0190
- density
- 1.25
- immediately dangerous to life or health
- 901.5
- melting point
- 52.7
- vapor pressure
- 1.3
- flash point
- 150
- solubility
- 0.008
- lower flammable limit
- 2.5
- ionization energy
- 8.89
- time-weighted average exposure limit
- 450
- ceiling exposure limit
- 0
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC(=CC=C1Cl)Cl
- subject has role
- metabolite
- Commons category
- 1,4-Dichlorobenzene
- found in taxon
- Lavandula
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Production
- Uses
- Disinfectant, deodorant, and pesticide
- Precursor to other chemicals
- As ceruminolytic agent
- Recreational Use
- Environmental and health effects
- Biodegradation
- See also
- References
- External links
1,4-Dichlorobenzene (1,4-DCB, p-DCB, or para-dichlorobenzene, sometimes abbreviated as PDCB or para) is an aryl chloride and isomer of dichlorobenzene with the formula C6H4Cl2. This colorless solid has a strong odor. The molecule consists of a benzene ring with two chlorine atoms (replacing hydrogen atoms) on opposing sites of the ring.
It is used as a disinfectant, pesticide, and deodorant, most familiarly in mothballs in which it is a replacement for the more traditional naphthalene because of naphthalene's greater flammability (though both chemicals have the same NFPA 704 rating). It is also used as a precursor in the production of the chemically and thermally resistant polymer poly(p-phenylene sulfide).
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