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Tetrachloroethylene

≥99.5%

Synonym(s):

PCE, Perchloroethylene

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Linear Formula:
CCl2=CCl2
CAS Number:
127-18-4
Molecular Weight:
165.83
EC Number:
204-825-9
UNSPSC Code:
12352101
PubChem Substance ID:
329751147
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1361721
MDL number:
MFCD00000834
eCl@ss:
39050119
Assay:
≥99.5%
Technique(s):
NMR: suitable
Bp:
121 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
13 mmHg ( 20 °C), 19 mmHg ( 25 °C)
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vapor density

5.83 (vs air)

Quality Level

100

vapor pressure

13 mmHg ( 20 °C), 19 mmHg ( 25 °C)

assay

≥99.5%

form

liquid

contains

stabilizer

technique(s)

NMR: suitable

impurities

≤0.001% free acid (as HCl), ≤0.001% non-volatile matter, ≤0.01% water (Karl Fischer)

refractive index

n20/D 1.505 (lit.)

bp

121 °C (lit.)

mp

−22 °C (lit.)

density

1.623 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

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

InChI

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

InChI key

CYTYCFOTNPOANT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Tetrachloroethylene is a chlorinated ethene derivative mainly found in the contaminated groundwater due to its extensive use as a dry cleaning solvent. Its sorption and reduction kinetics with zero-valent iron has been determined in a closed, anaerobic batch system.
Tetrachloroethylene, a chlorinated ethylene, is a common industrial solvent. It is also one of the major contaminant found in groundwater supplies.

Application

Tetrachloroethylene (TCE) was employed as solvent to investigate the NMR spectra of end functionalized cyclopentadienyl poly(ethylene) (PE-Cp).
TCE may be used as a metal cleaning or degreasing agent.

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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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Dechlorination of tetrachloroethylene by palladized iron in the presence of humic acid.
Doong RA and Lai TJ.
Water Research, 39(11), 2309-2318 (2005)
Source apportionment of groundwater pollution in a city's eastern part using multivariate statistical techniques.
Jiang P, et al.
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science., 59(1) (2017)
Use of exhaled air as an improved biomonitoring method to assess perchloroethylene short-term exposure.
Dias CM, et al.
Environmental Research, 156, 108-112 (2017)
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