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157775

Phosphorus pentachloride

reagent grade, 95%

Synonym(s):

Phosphorus(V) chloride

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Linear Formula:
PCl5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
208.24
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
EC Number:
233-060-3
MDL number:
Assay:
95%
Grade:
reagent grade
Form:
powder
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Product Name

Phosphorus pentachloride, reagent grade, 95%

InChI key

UHZYTMXLRWXGPK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

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

SMILES string

ClP(Cl)(Cl)(Cl)Cl

grade

reagent grade

vapor pressure

<1 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

95%

form

powder

pH

1 (5 g/L)

mp

179-181 °C (subl.) (lit.)

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Application

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

Phosphorus pentachloride may be used as halogenating reagent to convert any substituted aldehyde into the corresponding vinyl halide. It can also undergo reaction with ammonium chloride to yield linear phosphazenes and cyclophosphazenes.

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

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Storage Class

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

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WGK 1

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Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges

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Ley.VS
Comprehensive Organic Functional Group Transformations II, 2 (1995)
Allcock H
Phosphorus-Nitrogen Compounds: Cyclic, Linear, and High Polymeric Systems (2012)
Ley.VS et al.
Comprehensive Organic Functional Group Transformations: Synthesis: carbon with two heteroatoms, each attached by a single bond (2005)
Eagleson M.
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 120-120 (1994)
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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