1,4-Bis(trichloromethyl)benzene

C6H4(CCl3)2.svg 112px 1,4-Bis(trichloromethyl)benzene hexachloroxylene; hexachloroparaxylene; Chloxil; Chloxyl 68-36-0 correct CAS 3182002 5997 200-686-3 6233 42CH2735EU 1S/C8H4Cl6/c9-7(10,11)5-1-2-6(4-3-5)8(12,13)14/h1-4H OTEKOJQFKOIXMU-UHFFFAOYSA-N C1=CC(=CC=C1C(Cl)(Cl)Cl)C(Cl)(Cl)Cl white solid 1.778 g/cm3 108-110 213 05 06 Danger 301 311 314 331 260 261 264 270 271 280 301+310 301+330+331 302+352 303+361+353 304+340 305+351+338 310 311 312 321 322 330 361 363 403+233 405 501 1,4-Bis(trichloromethyl)benzene is an organic compound with the formula C6H4(CCl3)2. A white solid, it is prepared industrially by chlorination of para-xylene. It reacts with terephthalic acid to give terephthaloyl chloride, a precursor to Kevlar.10.1002/14356007.a19_573 Photochemistry 2000 Pfoertner Karl-Heinz It also reacts with sulfur dioxide to give the same acid chloride and thionyl chloride.10.1021/jo00884a017 New Syntheses of Aromatic Acid Chlorides from Trichloromethylarenes. 1. Reaction with Sulfur Dioxide 1976 Rondestvedt Christian S. The Journal of Organic Chemistry 41 22 3569–3574 197293724 It reacts with hydrogen fluoride in 1,2-dichloroethane to form 1,4-bis(chlorodifluoromethyl)benzene in a yield of 79%.Dolbier William R. Duan Jian-Xin Rong Xiao X. Efficient synthesis of p-bis-(chlorodifluoromethyl)benzene Journal of Fluorine Chemistry Elsevier BV 128 10 2007 0022-1139 10.1016/j.jfluchem.2007.05.007 1091–1093 2007JFluC.128.1091D See also Benzotrichloride References Category:Trichloromethyl compounds Category:para-Phenylene compounds