2086. Chlorendic Anhydride
Nomenclature
CAS number: 115-27-5
4,5,6,7,8,8-Hexachloro-3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-4,7-methanoisobenzofuran-1,3-dione; 1,4,5,6,7,7-hexachloro-endo-5-norbornene-2,3-dicarboxylic
anhydride; hexachloroendomethylenetetrahydrophthalic anhydride; 1,4,5,6,7,7-hexachloro-endo-bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene-2,3-dicarboxylic
anhydride. C9H2Cl6O3; mol wt 370.83.
C 29.15%, H 0.54%, Cl 57.36%, O 12.94%.
Description and references
Prepd from hexachlorocyclopentadiene and maleic anhydride: Herzfeld et al., US 2606910 (1952 to Velsicol); Baranauckas et al., US 2903463 (1959 to Hooker Chem.). Purification: Zimmer et al., DE 1113451 (1961 to Hooker Chem.), C.A. 57, 697a (1962).
