Hexachlorobenzene

Hexachlorobenzene
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Hexachlorobenzene
Other names
Perchlorobenzene; HCB; Julin's chloride of carbon
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.003.886
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C6Cl6/c7-1-2(8)4(10)6(12)5(11)3(1)9 Y
    Key: CKAPSXZOOQJIBF-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/C6Cl6/c7-1-2(8)4(10)6(12)5(11)3(1)9
    Key: CKAPSXZOOQJIBF-UHFFFAOYAV
  • c1(Cl)c(Cl)c(Cl)c(Cl)c(Cl)c1Cl
Properties
C6Cl6
Molar mass 284.77 g·mol−1
Appearance White crystalline solid
Density 2.04 g/cm3
Melting point 228.83 °C (443.89 °F; 501.98 K)
Boiling point 325 °C (617 °F; 598 K)
insoluble
Solubility in other solvents slightly soluble in ethanol; soluble in diethyl ether and chloroform; very soluble in benzene
log P 5.47
−147.0·10−6 cm3/mol
Thermochemistry
201.2 J·mol−1·K−1
260.2 J·mol−1·K−1
−127.6 kJ·mol−1
Enthalpy of fusion fHfus)
25.2 kJ·mol−1
Related compounds
Related compounds
Benzene
Hexafluorobenzene
Hexabromobenzene
Hexaiodobenzene
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Hexachlorobenzene, or perchlorobenzene, is an aryl chloride and a six-substituted chlorobenzene with the molecular formula C6Cl6. It is a fungicide formerly used as a seed treatment, especially on wheat to control the fungal disease bunt. Its use has been banned globally under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.