Also known as 1,1,1,2-tetrachlorethane
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane is a chlorinated hydrocarbon. It is a colorless liquid with a sweet chloroform-like odor. It is used as a solvent and in the production of wood stains and varnishes. It is an isomer of 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane.
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane is a chlorinated hydrocarbon. It is a colorless liquid with a sweet chloroform-like odor. It is used as a solvent and in the production of wood stains and varnishes. It is an isomer of 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane.
It was likely discovered by Auguste Laurent along with the 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane isomer and trichloroethylene in 1836. 1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane was named "perchloride of formyl" in Leopold Gmelin's Hand-book of Chemistry, the same name was also used for chloroform.
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