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Also known as PCNB, pentachlornitrobenzol, PKhNC, 2,3,4,5,6-pentachloronitrobenzene, nitropentachlorobenzene, Pentachloronitrobenzene

Pentachloronitrobenzene, typically abbreviated PCNB, is a registered fungicide formally derived from nitrobenzene. It is a off-white to yellow crystalline solid with a musty odor.

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Mass
292.83716663999996
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chemical formula
C₆Cl₅NO₂
canonical SMILES
C1(=C(C(=C(C(=C1Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)[N+](=O)[O-]
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Pentachloronitrobenzene
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Pentachloronitrobenzene, typically abbreviated PCNB, is a registered fungicide formally derived from nitrobenzene. It is a off-white to yellow crystalline solid with a musty odor.

==Preparation== PCNB was originally synthesized in the laboratory in 1868. It was introduced to the agricultural world in the 1930s in Germany by Bayer AG as a substitute to mercurial pesticides. PCNB is prepared by chlorination of nitrobenzene at 60–70 °C in chlorosulfuric acid, with iodine as a catalyst. It can also be produced by the nitration of chlorinated benzenes. A side product of the synthesis of PCNB is hexachlorobenzene (HCB), which is considered as hazardous as PCNB. 5 Cl2 + C6H5NO2 → C6Cl5NO2 + 5 HCl

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