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Pentachloronitrobenzene

suitable for plant cell culture, BioReagent, ≥94% (GC), powder

Synonym(s):

PCNB, Quintozene

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6Cl5NO2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
295.33
Beilstein:
1914324
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
10171502
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.72

product line

BioReagent

Assay

≥94% (GC)

form

crystalline powder
powder

technique(s)

cell culture | plant: suitable

mp

140-143 °C (lit.)

solubility

toluene: 50 mg/mL, clear, faintly to slightly yellow

density

1.718 g/cm3 at 25 °C

antibiotic activity spectrum

fungi

application(s)

agriculture

Mode of action

DNA synthesis | interferes

SMILES string

[O-][N+](=O)c1c(Cl)c(Cl)c(Cl)c(Cl)c1Cl

InChI

1S/C6Cl5NO2/c7-1-2(8)4(10)6(12(13)14)5(11)3(1)9

InChI key

LKPLKUMXSAEKID-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Pentachloronitrobenzene (PCNB) is used as a fungicide to suppress the growth of fungi in selective culture media such as Nash and Snyder medium (NS).

Other Notes

Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place.Keep in a dry place.

Pictograms

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Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Ting Xu et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 55(10), 3764-3770 (2007-04-26)
A competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for pentachloronitrobenzene (PCNB), a fungicide and chemical intermediate, was developed using a polyclonal antiserum produced against a hapten-protein conjugate of pentachlorophenoxypropionic acid-bovine serum albumin (BSA). An indirect competitive ELISA of PCNB showed an IC50
Eva Holt et al.
Chemosphere, 88(3), 364-370 (2012-04-21)
Chlorinated pesticides can contain impurities of dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs), and their precursors, as a result of various manufacturing processes and conditions. As precursor formation of PCDD/Fs can also be mediated by ultraviolet light (UV), this study investigated whether PCDD/Fs
Theodore P Klupinski et al.
Environmental science & technology, 38(16), 4353-4360 (2004-09-24)
Pentachloronitrobenzene is a fungicide that is degraded in anoxic soils and sediments through unknown processes that are often thought to be biologically mediated. The present research describes the kinetics for the abiotic reduction of this compound in aqueous Fe(II)/goethite systems
Didem Okutman Tas et al.
Environmental science & technology, 39(21), 8264-8272 (2005-11-22)
The reductive transformation of pentachloronitrobenzene (PCNB), an organochlorine fungicide, was investigated with a mixed, methanogenic culture developed from a contaminated estuarine sediment. Batch assays performed with this enrichment culture resulted in the biotransformation of PCNB to pentachloroaniline (PCA), which was
J-M Durgnat et al.
Food additives and contaminants, 22(12), 1224-1230 (2005-12-17)
Ginseng extracts are available as ingredients for improving energy and vitality and can be used in functional foods and as flavouring ingredients. A survey was been performed to determine the content of pesticides and toxic metals in ginseng extracts. Forty-seven

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