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371696

Tetrachloroethylene

anhydrous, ≥99%

Synonym(s):

PCE, Perchloroethylene

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Linear Formula:
CCl2=CCl2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
165.83
UNSPSC Code:
12352101
NACRES:
NA.04
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
204-825-9
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1361721
MDL number:
grade:
anhydrous
assay:
≥99%
technique(s):
FTIR: suitable
bp:
121 °C (lit.)
vapor pressure:
13 mmHg ( 20 °C)
19 mmHg ( 25 °C)

Product Name

Tetrachloroethylene, anhydrous, ≥99%

InChI key

CYTYCFOTNPOANT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C2Cl4/c3-1(4)2(5)6

SMILES string

Cl\C(Cl)=C(\Cl)Cl

grade

anhydrous

vapor density

5.83 (vs air)

vapor pressure

13 mmHg ( 20 °C)
19 mmHg ( 25 °C)

assay

≥99%

form

liquid

technique(s)

FTIR: suitable

impurities

<0.002% water
<0.005% water (100 mL pkg)

evapn. residue

<0.0005%

refractive index

n20/D 1.505 (lit.)

bp

121 °C (lit.)

mp

−22 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 0.15 g/L at 25 °C

density

1.623 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

Quality Level

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Warning

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 2 - Carc. 2 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Central nervous system

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

No data available

flash_point_c

No data available

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter


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D Ryoo et al.
Nature biotechnology, 18(7), 775-778 (2000-07-11)
Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) is thought to have no natural source, so it is one of the most difficult contaminants to degrade biologically. This common groundwater pollutant was thought completely nonbiodegradable in the presence of oxygen. Here we report that the wastewater
Robert DM and Murphy B.
Chlorinated Solvents: A Forensic Evaluation, 84-85 (2013)
1-Chloro-1-(trichloroethenyl)cyclopropane
Liese T, et al.
Organic Syntheses, 69, 144-144 (1990)
unsym.-heptachloropropane
Farlow MW
Organic Syntheses, 17, 58-58 (1937)
Jenn-Shing Chen et al.
Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy, 60(10), 2287-2293 (2004-07-14)
The dimerization of 2,2-dimethyl-3-ethyl-3-pentanol in tetrachloroethylene in the diluted region has been studied at four temperatures by IR spectroscopy. The aforementioned solute compound is chosen because self-association beyond dimerization is hampered by the steric hindrance generated by the bulky sidechains.

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