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Tetrachloroethylene

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

PCE, Perchloroethylene

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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:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329747481
NACRES:
NA.24

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grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

vapor density

5.83 (vs air)

vapor pressure

13 mmHg ( 20 °C)
19 mmHg ( 25 °C)

assay

≥99.9% (GC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.505 (lit.)
n20/D 1.506

bp

121 °C (lit.)

mp

−22 °C (lit.)

density

1.623 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

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

InChI

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

InChI key

CYTYCFOTNPOANT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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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_germany

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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Validation of a FT-IR method for the determination of oils and grease in water using tetrachloroethylene as the extraction solvent
Farmaki E, et al.
Desalination, 210(1-3), 52-60 (2007)
A History of the Production and Use of Carbon Tetrachloride, Tetrachloroethylene, Trichloroethylene and 1, 1, 1-Trichloroethane in the United States: Part 2--Trichloroethylene and 1, 1, 1-Trichloroethane.
Doherty RE.
Environmental Forensics, 1(2), 83-93 (2000)
T M Vogel et al.
Applied and environmental microbiology, 49(5), 1080-1083 (1985-05-01)
Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) and trichloroethylene (TCE), common industrial solvents, are among the most frequent contaminants found in groundwater supplies. Due to the potential toxicity and carcinogenicity of chlorinated ethylenes, knowledge about their transformation potential is important in evaluating their environmental fate.
David Vizcaya et al.
Occupational and environmental medicine, 70(2), 81-85 (2012-10-30)
To determine whether exposure to various chlorinated solvents is associated with lung cancer. Two case-control studies of occupation and lung cancer were conducted in Montreal, and included 2016 cases and 2001 population controls. Occupational exposure to a large number of
Koen G Zuurbier et al.
Journal of contaminant hydrology, 147, 1-13 (2013-02-26)
Groundwater systems are increasingly used for seasonal aquifer thermal energy storage (SATES) for periodic heating and cooling of buildings. Its use is hampered in contaminated aquifers because of the potential environmental risks associated with the spreading of contaminated groundwater, but
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