Abstract: Pentachloronitrobenzene (PCNB) which initially contains in excess of 0.5% hexachlorobenzene (HCB) is purified by distilling the impure PCNB at a temperature between 100.degree.-250.degree. C. and a pressure below or at atmospheric pressure to obtain a PCNB product having a HCB content lower than 0.5%, and preferably lower than 0.1%.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 8, 1987
Date of Patent:
June 27, 1989
Assignee:
Quimica Organica De Mexico, S.A. De C.Y.