Chemistry:1,1,1,2,2,3,3-Heptachloropropane

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1,1,1,2,2,3,3-Heptachloropropane is a compound of chlorine, hydrogen, and carbon.[1] Its linear formula is C2Cl5CHCl2.[2]

Heptachloropropane is made in a modified Friedel-Crafts or Prins reaction from chloroform and tetrachloroethylene with catalytic aluminum chloride. Dehydrochlorination with a base gives hexachloropropene.[3]

References

  1. "Details:1,1,1,2,2,3,3-Heptachloropropane". Santa Cruz Biotechnology. http://www.scbt.com/datasheet-237643-1-1-1-2-2-3-3-heptachloropropane.html. 
  2. "1,1,1,2,2,3,3-Heptachloropropane99%". Sigma Aldrich. http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/ALDRICH/257311?lang=en&region=IN. 
  3. Gergel, Max G. (March 1977). Excuse me sir, would you like to buy a kilo of isopropyl bromide?. Pierce Chemical. pp. 29,87.