18993-24-3

Usage

Class

Chlorinated organic compound

Physical State

Colorless liquid

Odor

Strong

Natural Occurrence

Not naturally occurring in the environment

Primary Use

a. Reactive intermediate in the production of various industrial chemicals
b. Solvent for oils, fats, and waxes

Toxicity

Highly toxic

Risk to Human Health

Significant

Risk to Environment

Significant

Biodegradability

Not readily biodegradable

Persistence in Environment

Tends to persist, potentially contaminating soil, water, and air

Regulations and Restrictions

Subject to strict regulations and restrictions on production, use, and disposal

Upstream product

• 56-23-5 tetrachloromethane 
• 75-01-4 chloroethylene 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF 1,1,1,3,3-PENTACHLOROPROPANE

A process for the manufacture of haloalkanes, or more particularly to a process for the manufacture of 1,1,1,3,3-pentachloropropane (HCC-240fa) and/or and/or 1,1,1,3-tetrachloropropane (HCC-250fb). The process includes (a) mixing a catalyst, co-catalyst and a haloalkane starting material under conditions suitable to produce a homogeneous mixture; (b) reacting the homogeneous mixture with a haloalkene and/or alkene starting material under conditions suitable to produce a haloalkane product stream; and (c) recovering a haloalkane product from said product stream.

1,1,1,3,3-pentachloropropane process purge stream concentration using a secondary refluxed evaporator and secondary product recovery

A process for economically producing 1,1,1,3,3-pentachloropropane under conditions which preserve the activity of the catalyst. In a preferred embodiment, a two-stage distillation process is employed. In the two-stage process, the size of the equipment, temperature and vacuum are varied.