16211

Tetrachloroethylene

≥99.5%

• Synonym(s): PCE, Perchloroethylene
• Linear Formula: CCl₂=CCl₂
• CAS Number: 127-18-4
• Molecular Weight: 165.83
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1361721
• EC Number: 204-825-9
• MDL number: MFCD00000834
• UNSPSC Code: 12352101
• PubChem Substance ID: 329751147

Properties

• vapor density: 5.83 (vs air)
• 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

Description

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

TCE may be used as a metal cleaning or degreasing agent.

Tetrachloroethylene (TCE) was employed as solvent to investigate the NMR spectra of end functionalized cyclopentadienyl poly(ethylene) (PE-Cp).

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS08,GHS07,GHS09
• signalword: Warning
• hcodes: H315,H317,H319,H336,H351,H411
• pcodes: P202 - P273 - P280 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P308 + P313
• 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_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: No data available
• flash_point_c: No data available