PRODUCT Properties
| Melting point: | 40°C |
| Boiling point: | 429.97°C (rough estimate) |
| Density | 1.8200 |
| refractive index | 1.5660 (estimate) |
| Flash point: | 40 °C |
| solubility | Chloroform (Soluble), Methanol (Slightly) |
| form | powder to crystal |
| color | White to Light yellow |
| EPA Substance Registry System | Octachlorocyclopentene (706-78-5) |
Description and Uses
OCTACHLOROCYCLOPENTENE is an intermediate in the synthesis of the insecticides chlordane and thiodine, and is used to synthesize hexachlorocyclopentadiene.
Safety
| Symbol(GHS) |  GHS07 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H302-H315-H319 |
| Precautionary statements | P501-P270-P264-P280-P302+P352-P337+P313-P305+P351+P338-P362+P364-P332+P313-P301+P312+P330 |
| Risk Statements | 20/21/22 |
| Safety Statements | 36/37/39 |
| RIDADR | 2811 |
| HS Code | 2903.89.7000 |
