Chemistry:Tetrachlorocatechol

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Tetrachlorocatechol
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Names
Other names
3,4,5,6-Tetrachloro-1,2-benzenediol, Tetrachloropyrocatechol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
1876366
ChEBI
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 621-298-4
3937
KEGG
UNII
Properties
C6H2Cl4O2
Molar mass 247.88 g·mol−1
Appearance white solid
Density 1.848 g/cm3 (20 °C)
Melting point 194 °C (381 °F; 467 K)
Hazards
GHS pictograms GHS05: CorrosiveGHS06: ToxicGHS09: Environmental hazard
GHS Signal word Danger
H302, H318, H400
P264, P264+265Script error: No such module "Preview warning".Category:GHS errors, P270, P273, P280, P301+317Script error: No such module "Preview warning".Category:GHS errors, P305+354+338Script error: No such module "Preview warning".Category:GHS errors, P317Script error: No such module "Preview warning".Category:GHS errors, P330, P391, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Tetrachlorocatechol is an organochlorine compound with the formula C
6
Cl
4
(OH)
2
. It is a white solid. It results from the degradation of the controversial pesticide pentachlorophenol.[2] It is a precursor to the reagent TRISPHAT. Its conjugate base also functions as a ligand for transition metals.[3]

References

  1. "Tetrachlorocatechol" (in en). https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/14537#section=Safety-and-Hazards. 
  2. Oturan, Mehmet A.; Oturan, Nihal; Lahitte, Claude; Trevin, Stéphane (2001). "Production of hydroxyl radicals by electrochemically assisted Fenton's reagent". Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 507 (1–2): 96–102. doi:10.1016/S0022-0728(01)00369-2. 
  3. Ackermann, Jens; Meyer, Franc; Kaifer, Elisabeth; Pritzkow, Hans (2002). "Tuning the Activity of Catechol Oxidase Model Complexes by Geometric Changes of the Dicopper Core". Chemistry - A European Journal 8 (1): 247–258. doi:10.1002/1521-3765(20020104)8:1<247::AID-CHEM247>3.0.CO;2-P. PMID 11822456.