Pentachloronitrobenzene

(Last updated June 2026)

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Figure . The molecular diagram of Pentachloronitrobenzene.

CSP studies

REFCODEPCLNBZ
FormulaC6 N1 O2 Cl5
Common NamePentachloronitrobenzene
IUPAC Systematic Name1,2,3,4,5-pentachloro-6-nitrobenzene
Other Names
CSD RefcodesPCLNBZ
Search IdentifierA
ScientistNot sure
Datepre-2010
PublicationNo publication planned.
Energy model1
Study_ID0
ProgramsMOLPAK, DMAREL (4.1.1)
Location on S Drive\\CHEMISTRY_CPOSS\\0-EarlySearches\\home\\louise_price.eminerals\\pentachloronitrobenzene
Potential DescriptionIsotropic RiceDay potential. All parameters taken from the Rice potential. Isotropic chlorine parameters from Day potential added.
Intramolecular DescriptionMP2/6-31G(d,p)

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Figure . Crystal energy landscape of Pentachloronitrobenzene from previous work.

CSD structures (CSD version 6.01 with Feb and May 2026 updates)

Table . Crystallographic information for CSD entries for Pentachloronitrobenzene. Different polymorphs are coloured differently.

REFCODEspace groupZ’a / Åb / Åc / Åα / °β / °γ / °density / g cm-3Form
PCLNBZR30.338.7518.75111.11190.090.0120.02.8582None
PCLNBZ01R-30.16678.716008.7160010.94690.090.0120.01.7777None
PCLNBZ02R-30.16678.7448.74411.06890.090.0120.01.7469None

Table . Experimental information for CSD entries for Pentachloronitrobenzene.

REFCODEspace groupR factorT / KYearComments
PCLNBZR310.70None197410.1107/S0567740874005231
PCLNBZ01R-34.29100.2 K202310.1039/D3CP02633G
PCLNBZ02R-35.43200.2 K202310.1039/D3CP02633G

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