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270393

Tetrachloroethylene

suitable for HPLC, ≥99.9%

Synonym(s):

PCE, Perchloroethylene

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Linear Formula:
CCl2=CCl2
CAS Number:
127-18-4
Molecular Weight:
165.83
UNSPSC Code:
12190000
NACRES:
NA.04
PubChem Substance ID:
329752935
EC Number:
204-825-9
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1361721
MDL number:
MFCD00000834
Grade:
HPLC grade
Assay:
≥99.9%
Technique(s):
HPLC: suitable
Application(s):
food and beverages
Bp:
121 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
13 mmHg ( 20 °C)
19 mmHg ( 25 °C)

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Product Name

Tetrachloroethylene, suitable for HPLC, ≥99.9%

InChI

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

InChI key

CYTYCFOTNPOANT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES string

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

grade

HPLC grade

vapor density

5.83 (vs air)

vapor pressure

13 mmHg ( 20 °C)
19 mmHg ( 25 °C)

assay

≥99.9%

form

liquid

purified by

glass distillation

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable

impurities

<0.050% water

evapn. residue

<0.0005%

color

APHA: ≤10

refractive index

n20/D 1.505 (lit.)

bp

121 °C (lit.)

mp

−22 °C (lit.)

density

1.623 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

λ

H2O reference

UV absorption

λ: 290 nm Amax: 1.00
λ: 295 nm Amax: 0.30
λ: 300 nm Amax: ≤0.20
λ: 305 nm Amax: 0.10
λ: 350 nm Amax: 0.05
λ: 400 nm Amax: 0.03

application(s)

food and beverages

Quality Level

100

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  • Dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction as a novel enrichment approach for compound-specific carbon isotope analysis of chlorinated phenols.: This study introduces a novel microextraction technique involving tetrachloroethylene, enhancing the sensitivity and specificity of carbon isotope analysis in complex environmental samples (Martin et al., 2024).

  • Photo-on-Demand In Situ One-Pot Synthesis of Carbonate Esters from Tetrachloroethylene.: This research presents a novel photochemical method for synthesizing carbonate esters from tetrachloroethylene, demonstrating its potential in synthetic organic chemistry and industrial applications (Higashimura et al., 2024).

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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

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