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Tetrachloroethylene

analytical standard

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Synonym(s):
PCE, Perchloroethylene
Linear Formula:
CCl2=CCl2
CAS Number:
127-18-4
Molecular Weight:
165.83
Beilstein:
1361721
EC Number:
204-825-9
MDL number:
MFCD00000834
PubChem Substance ID:
329747481
NACRES:
NA.24

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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General description

Tetrachloroethylene is a chlorinated ethylene compound commonly used as a dry cleaning and degreasing solvent. It is a groundwater contaminant, which has adverse effects on human health due to its potential toxicity and carcinogenicity.

Application

Tetrachloroethylene may be used as an extraction solvent for the determination of oils and grease in water samples using the Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy technique. It may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in biological fluids using headspace solid-phase micro extraction-capillary gas chromatography with electron capture detection.

Signal Word

Warning

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 Code

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

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Information

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Tetrachloroethylene and trichloroethylene fatality: case report and simple headspace SPME-capillary gas chromatographic determination in tissues
Dehon B, et al.
Journal of Analytical Toxicology, 24(1), 22-26 (2000)
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)
Krista Yorita Christensen et al.
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 55(2), 198-208 (2012-11-14)
To evaluate the association between exposure to chlorinated solvents and cancer. We conducted a case-control study of occupational exposures and cancer in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, including 3730 cancer cases and 533 population controls. Occupational exposures were derived using a combination
Biological half-life of trichloroethylene and tetrachloroethylene in human subjects.
M Ikeda et al.
Internationales Archiv fur Arbeitsmedizin, 31(3), 209-224 (1973-07-10)
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