Benzene, hexachloro-

• Formula: C₆Cl₆
• Molecular weight: 284.782
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C6Cl6/c7-1-2(8)4(10)6(12)5(11)3(1)9 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: CKAPSXZOOQJIBF-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 118-74-1
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Perchlorobenzene; Amatin; Anticarie; Bunt-cure; Bunt-no-more; Co-op Hexa; HCB; Julin's carbon chloride; No Bunt; No Bunt Liquid; No Bunt 40; No Bunt 80; Pentachlorophenyl chloride; Sanocide; Snieciotox; 1,2,3,4,5,6-Hexachlorobenzene; Hexa C.B.; Hexachlorbenzol; Smut-Go; Ceku C.B.; Esaclorobenzene; Granox nm; Rcra waste number U127; Saatbeizfungizid; Sanocid; UN 2729; Julin's chloride; Phenyl perchloryl; Hexcachlorbenzen; Hexachlorobenzene; Benzene, 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachloro-; NSC 9243
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
L - Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
B - John E. Bartmess

Electron affinity determinations

Ionization energy determinations

Gas Chromatography

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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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Kovats' RI, polar column, isothermal

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Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program

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Normal alkane RI, polar column, custom temperature program

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Lee's RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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References

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Platonov and Simulin, 1983
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Santiuste, Harangi, et al., 2003
Santiuste, J.M.; Harangi, J.; Takács, J.M., Mosaic increments for predicting the gas chromatographic retention data of the chlorobenzenes, J. Chromatogr. A, 2003, 1002, 1-2, 155-168, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(03)00736-2 . [all data]

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  EA	Electron affinity
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions

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