Physical and Chemical Properties
HCB is a white crystalline solid that has negligible solubility in water (0.00000002 M) and variable solubility in different organic solvents. It is most soluble in halogenated solvents like chloroform (approx 0.03 M) less soluble in esters and hydrocarbons ((approx 0.020 M), and even less soluble in short chain alcohols (0.002-0.006 M). Its vapour pressure is 1.09×10−5 mmHg (1.45 mPa) at 20 °C. Its flash point is 242 °C and it sublimes at 322 °C.
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