PHARMA INTERMEDIATE
Hexachloroacetone
Hexachloroacetone is listed in the Vencilla catalogue as a pharmaceutical intermediate for pharmaceutical sourcing enquiries. Share the required specification, quantity and documentation with your enquiry.
Product overview
- Product type
- Pharma Intermediate
- Type
- Intermediate
- Vencilla ID
- PRD-100429
Chemical identity
- CAS number
- 116-16-5
- MDL number
- MFCD00000796
- Molecular formula
- C3Cl6O
- Molecular weight
- 264.73 g/mol
- Synonyms
- Hexachloro-2-propanone; Perchloroacetone
- IUPAC name
- 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexachloropropan-2-one
- PubChem CID
- 8303 (opens PubChem in a new tab)
- InChIKey
- DOJXGHGHTWFZHK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Reference properties
- Colour / form
- VERY LIGHT YELLOW LIQUID (Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), US National Library of Medicine)
- Boiling point
- 202-204 °C (Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), US National Library of Medicine)
- Melting point
- -2 °C (Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), US National Library of Medicine)
- Solubility
- Slightly sol in water; sol in acetone (Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), US National Library of Medicine)
- Density
- 1.444 AT 12 °C/12 °C (Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), US National Library of Medicine)
Published literature values for the substance, with their source. They are not a specification of supplied material; the specification for each supply is confirmed with the enquiry.
Typical properties
- Assay / purity
- Min. 98.0%
- Physical state
- Liquid
- Appearance
- Yellow-coloured liquid
- Melting range
- -2 °C
- Density
- 1.74 g/mL
- Refractive index
- 1.51
- Solubility
- Slightly soluble in water
- Storage
- Room temperature
Typical values for reference. The specification for each supply is confirmed with the enquiry.
Technical specification
Product specifications (salt or form, grade and pack) are confirmed for each enquiry during qualification.
Pharma intermediates are chemical intermediates for further pharmaceutical manufacturing. They are not finished medicines.
References
Reference information researched 2026-10-14.
Documentation
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Market compliance
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