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Physical & Chemical properties

Solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility

Administrative data

Endpoint:
solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
supporting study
Study period:
2010
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Basic data given. Visual testing

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
other company data
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
2010
Report date:
2010

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
no guideline followed
Deviations:
not applicable
Principles of method if other than guideline:
visual testing of solubility after shaking the test substance in the solvent at room temperature
GLP compliance:
not specified

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Tetrachloro-p-benzoquinone
EC Number:
204-274-4
EC Name:
Tetrachloro-p-benzoquinone
Cas Number:
118-75-2
Molecular formula:
C6Cl4O2
IUPAC Name:
2,3,5,6-tetrachloro-1,4-benzoquinone

Results and discussion

Solubility in organic solvents / fat solubilityopen allclose all
Medium:
DMSO
Solubility:
> 1 g/L
Temp.:
20 °C
Medium:
n-octanol
Solubility:
0.1 - 1 g/L
Temp.:
20 °C
Test substance stable:
not determined
Details on results:
>72 hours stable and homogeneous in DMSO (0.1 and 50 mg/ml) at room temperature (UV-Vis spectrometry)
>72 hours stable and homogeneous in ethanol (0.1 and 50 mg/ml) at room temperature (UV-Vis spectrometry)

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
Solubility in DMSO > 1 g/L, in octanol 0.1-1 g/L.
Executive summary:

The solubility of Chloranil (2,3,5,6-tetrachloro-1,4-benzoquinone) in organic solvents was visually determined after shaking the test substance in the solvent at room temperature. The solubility in DMSO was > 1 mg/L, in octanol 0.1 -1 g/L.