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hexachloropropene

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Hexachloropropene is a compound of chlorine and carbon with the linear formula CCl3CCl=CCl2. It is a colourless liquid at room temperature. It is toxic for humans.

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It is catalogued under topics including Chembox having GHS data, Chloroalkenes and ECHA InfoCard ID from Wikidata.

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Chemical data

Formula
C3Cl6
Molecular weight
248.7 g/mol
IUPAC name
1,1,2,3,3,3-hexachloroprop-1-ene
SMILES
C(=C(Cl)Cl)(C(Cl)(Cl)Cl)Cl
InChIKey
VFDYKPARTDCDCU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
4.2
Polar surface area
0 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
0
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Mass
245.81311608
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chemical formula
C₃Cl₆
canonical SMILES
C(=C(Cl)Cl)(C(Cl)(Cl)Cl)Cl
melting point
-73.0
Commons category
Hexachloropropene
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Hexachloropropene is a compound of chlorine and carbon with the linear formula CCl3CCl=CCl2. It is a colourless liquid at room temperature. It is toxic for humans.

Hexachloropropene can be produced by the dehydrochlorination reaction of 1,1,1,2,2,3,3-heptachloropropane by potassium hydroxide in methanol solution. 1,1,1,2,2,3,3-Heptachloropropane is produced by the reaction of chloroform and tetrachloroethylene:

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