Uses
2,3,4,5,6-Pentachloroanisole is a pesticide. One of the new POPs under the Stockholm Convention
General Description
Needles or white crystals.
Air & Water Reactions
Insoluble in water.
Reactivity Profile
A halogenated ether derivative. Ethers may react violently with strong oxidizing agents. In other reactions, which typically involve the breaking of the carbon-oxygen bond, ethers are relatively inert. Simple aromatic halogenated organic compounds are very unreactive. Reactivity generally decreases with increased degree of substitution of halogen for hydrogen atoms.
Fire Hazard
Flash point data for PENTACHLOROANISOLE are not available; however, PENTACHLOROANISOLE is probably combustible.
