1303. 1,4-Bis(trichloromethyl)benzene
Nomenclature
CAS number: 68-36-0
α,α,α,α′,α′,α′-Hexachloro-p-xylene; p-bis(perchloromethyl)benzene; Bitriben; Hetol. C8H4Cl6; mol wt 312.84.
C 30.71%, H 1.29%, Cl 68.00%.
Description and references
Usually obtained by photochlorination of p-xylene: McBee et al., Ind. Eng. Chem. 39, 298 (1947); eidem in Slesser, Schram, Preparation, Properties, and Technology of Fluorine and Organic Fluoro Compounds (McGraw-Hill, New York, 1951) pp 207-221; Ross et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 75, 4697 (1953); Rabjohn, ibid. 76, 5479 (1954); Harvey et al., J. Appl. Chem. 4, 319 (1954); Ligett, US 2654789 (1953 to Ethyl Corp.).
