1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9-Octachlorocyclopenta[def]phenanthren-4-one
Abstract
The title compound, C15Cl8O, was separated from the products of a solvothermal reaction of metallic sodium and carbon tetrachloride in air in a pressured autoclave. The molecule is bisected by a crystallographic mirror plane and has essentially C2v symmetry.