Chemical Properties
off-white crystalline solid
Uses
3,4,5-Trichlorophenol is a chlorinated phenol found in fungus. It also has possible toxic effects.
General Description
Needles (from ligroin) or off-white solid.
Air & Water Reactions
Insoluble in water.
Reactivity Profile
3,4,5-TRICHLOROPHENOL may be incompatible with acid chlorides, acid anhydrides and oxidizing agents. .
Fire Hazard
Flash point data for 3,4,5-TRICHLOROPHENOL are not available; however, 3,4,5-TRICHLOROPHENOL is probably combustible.
Purification Methods
Crystallise the phenol from pet ether/*benzene mixture. [Beilstein 6 III 729.]