pentachlorobenzenes

Any member of the class of chlorobenzenes in which a benzene ring is substituted by five chloro groups.

ChEBI ID: 83390

Members (4)

Member	Definition	Role
decachlorobiphenyl	A polychlorobiphenyl that is biphenyl in which all of the hydrogens are replaced by chlorines.	decachlorobiphenyl
pentachlorobenzene	A member of the class of pentachlorobenzenes that is benzene in which five of the hydrogens are replaced by chlorines. Now classed as a persistent organic pollutant under the Stockholm Convention.	pentachlorobenzene
pentachlorophenol	A chlorophenol that is phenol substituted by 5 chloro groups.	pentachlorophenol
quintozene	A C-nitro compound that is nitrobenzene in which every hydrogen has been replaced by a chlorine. A fungicide used on a variety of crops, including cotton, rice and seed grains, it is no longer approved for use within the European Union.	pentachloronitrobenzene