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Phosphorus pentachloride

purum p.a., ≥98.0% (AT)

Synonym(s):

Phosphorus(V) chloride

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Linear Formula:
PCl5
CAS Number:
10026-13-8
Molecular Weight:
208.24
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
57652804
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
EC Number:
233-060-3
MDL number:
MFCD00011439
Assay:
≥98.0% (AT)
Form:
powder or crystals

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Product Name

Phosphorus pentachloride, purum p.a., ≥98.0% (AT)

InChI key

UHZYTMXLRWXGPK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/Cl5P/c1-6(2,3,4)5

SMILES string

ClP(Cl)(Cl)(Cl)Cl

vapor pressure

0.016 hPa ( 20 °C)

grade

purum p.a.

assay

≥98.0% (AT)

form

powder or crystals

impurities

≤0.005% total of sulfur (S)

pH

1 (5 g/L)

anion traces

sulfate (SO42-): ≤50 mg/kg

cation traces

Ca: ≤50 mg/kg
Cd: ≤50 mg/kg
Co: ≤50 mg/kg
Cu: ≤50 mg/kg
Fe: ≤50 mg/kg
K: ≤100 mg/kg
Na: ≤100 mg/kg
Ni: ≤50 mg/kg
Pb: ≤50 mg/kg
Zn: ≤50 mg/kg

Quality Level

100

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Application

Phosphorus pentachloride may be used in the synthesis of following compounds:
  • benzenesulfonyl chloride
  • malonic dinitrile
  • aromatic sulfonyl chlorides

General description

Phosphorus pentachloride is a light yellow colored phosphorous halide. It participates in the synthesis of thiazoline analogs.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B - STOT RE 2 Inhalation

target_organs

Respiratory Tract

supp_hazards

EUH014,EUH029

Storage Class

6.1B - Non-combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 1

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Infrared and Raman Spectra of Phosphorus Pentachloride.
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Synthetic studies of thiazoline and thiazolidine-containing natural products-1. Phosphorus pentachloride-mediated thiazoline construction reaction.
Ino A and Murabayashi A.
Tetrahedron, 55(34), 10271-10282 (1999)
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Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 120-120 (1994)
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