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Carbon tetrachloride

reagent grade, 99.9%

Synonym(s):

Tetrachloromethane

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
CCl4
CAS Number:
56-23-5
Molecular Weight:
153.82
Beilstein:
1098295
EC Number:
200-262-8
MDL number:
MFCD00000785
UNSPSC Code:
12352101
PubChem Substance ID:
329753941
NACRES:
NA.21

grade

reagent grade

Quality Level

200

vapor density

5.32 (vs air)

vapor pressure

143 mmHg ( 30 °C)
91 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

99.9%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.460 (lit.)

bp

76-77 °C (lit.)

mp

−23 °C (lit.)

density

1.594 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

ClC(Cl)(Cl)Cl

InChI

1S/CCl4/c2-1(3,4)5

InChI key

VZGDMQKNWNREIO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) is a volatile and stable chlorinated hydrocarbon. It is widely used as a chemical intermediate, solvent, and dry-cleaning agent.

Application

Carbon tetrachloride can be used as:      
  • A precursor to synthesize high-surface-area mesoporous carbon material by a self-templating method in the presence of sodium-potassium alloy (NaK) as a reducing agent.      
  • A reactant to synthesize 1,2-disubstituted cyclopentanes via Cu-catalyzed ring-closing Kharasch addition reaction with 1,6-dienes.      
  • A solvent as well as a reactant to prepare diphenyl carbonate from phenol and carbon dioxide in the presence of ZnCl2 as a catalyst.

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Pictograms

Skull and crossbonesHealth hazard
GHS06,GHS08

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 3 - Carc. 2 - Ozone 1 - Skin Sens. 1B - STOT RE 1 Inhalation

Target Organs

Liver,Kidney

Storage Class Code

6.1B - Non-combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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