Formula C3Cl6O Density 1.44 g/cm³ | Molar mass 264.75 g/mol | |
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Hexachloroacetone is an organic compound with the formula Cl3C-CO-CCl3. It is also called hexachloropropanone or perchloroacetone. Numbers indicating the position of the chlorine-atoms are generally omitted as all the possible positions are substituted with chlorine. It is a colorless liquid, slightly soluble in water.
The main use of hexachloroacetone is as a pesticide. For the use of hexachloroacetone in the preparation of a novel insect repellent see Perkow reaction.
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