Solvent, and disinfectant---1,2-Dichlorobenzene

   1,2-Dichlorobenzene, also known as O-Dichlorobenzene, is a colorless liquid with a strong odor.  Its CAS number is 95-50-1.  It is commonly used as a solvent for various industrial applications such as in the production of pesticides, dyes, and pharmaceuticals.  Additionally, it is utilized as a disinfectant and deodorizer in household products like mothballs and toilet bowl cleaners.  Due to its toxic nature, it should be handled with care and protective equipment.  Despite its potential hazards, 1,2-Dichlorobenzene remains a valuable chemical in various industries.

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1. It can be used as a solvent for wax, gum, resin, tar, rubber, oil and asphalt, etc., and o-dichlorobenzene is used in the production of dye Serine black and serine yellow brown, high-grade pigments, medicine chlorhexidine and polyurethane raw materials TDI. It can be used as an insecticide for termites, locusts and perforators, as well as for the production of trichlorocide, threosterile ester and new yanlin, and also for the synthesis of catechol, fluorochloroaniline, 3, 4-dichloroaniline and o-phenylenediamine. As an anti-rust agent and degreaser, it can remove carbon and lead on the engine parts, remove the coating on the metal surface without corroding the metal, and remove sulfur in the lighting gas.
2, can be used as a metal polish ingredient, dye industry is also used to manufacture VAT blue CLB and VAT blue CLG. Polymer wet spinning solvent, reduce fiber thermal shrinkage; Epoxy resin thinner, coolant, heat exchange medium; Medicine long acting sulfonamide, etc.
3, strong dissolution ability, good permeability, slow evaporation rate, so used as nitro paint, varnish additive and wax and tar solvent. It is also used as degreasing agent in metal, leather, automobile and aircraft industries. A mixture of a small amount of higher alcohols is used as an antirust agent. Others are also used as Intermediates and airborne thermals for the manufacture of refrigerants, fumigants, preservatives, dyes, medicine, etc.
4, used in organic synthesis, dye manufacturing, cleaning agent, solvent. It is also used in the preparation of pesticides, cleaning agents and solvents.
5, widely used as solvents and preservatives for organic and non-ferrous metal oxides.