319961

Carbon tetrachloride

reagent grade, 99.9%

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

Properties

• grade: reagent grade
• Quality Level: 100
• 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

Description

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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Packaging

25, 100, 500 mL in Sure/Seal™

1 L in Sure/Seal™

Safety Information

• Pictograms: GHS06,GHS08
• Signal Word: Danger
• Hazard Statements: H301 + H311 + H331 - H317 - H351 - H372 - H412 - H420
• Precautionary Statements: P273 - P280 - P301 + P310 - P302 + P352 + P312 - P304 + P340 + P311 - P502
• 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
• 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