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Also known as Tetrachloromethane, Carbon chloride, Carbon tet, Freon 10, Halon 104, tetrachloridocarbon, CCl4, Tetra

chemical compound

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Carbon tetrachloride, also identified by the IUPAC name tetrachloromethane, is a chemical compound with the formula CCl₄. It has a molecular weight of 153.8 and a density of 1.59. The substance exhibits a melting point of -9, -22.6, or -23.0 and a boiling point of 170. Its vapor pressure is 91, while its solubility is 0.8. The compound has a refractive index of 1.4607, a surface tension of 26.43, and an electric dipole moment of 0.

Physical properties include a speed of sound of 930 and an ionization energy of 11.47. The partition coefficient for water/octanol is 2.64, and the xlogp value is 2.8. Carbon tetrachloride has an ozone depletion potential of 0.82 and a global warming potential of 2019. Exposure limits are defined with a time-weighted average of 62.9, a ceiling of 25, a maximum peak of 200, and a short-term limit of 12.6. The immediately dangerous to life or health concentration is 1258.

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Chemical data

Formula
CCl4
Molecular weight
153.8 g/mol
IUPAC name
tetrachloromethane
SMILES
C(Cl)(Cl)(Cl)Cl
InChIKey
VZGDMQKNWNREIO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
2.8
Polar surface area
0 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
0
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
tetrahalomethane
Has part
chlorine
Mass
151.87541072
Image
Carbon Tetrachloride.jpg
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Commons category
Carbon tetrachloride
chemical formula
CCl₄
density
1.59
NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
0107
found in taxon
Helianthus tuberosus
speed of sound
930
immediately dangerous to life or health
1258
melting point
-23.0
boiling point
76.8
vapor pressure
11.6
solubility
0.8
ionization energy
11.47
time-weighted average exposure limit
62.9
ceiling exposure limit
25
maximum peak exposure limit
200
short-term exposure limit
12.6
partition coefficient water/octanol
2.64
surface tension
26.43
canonical SMILES
C(Cl)(Cl)(Cl)Cl
refractive index
1.4607
global warming potential
2019
ozone depletion potential
0.82
subject has role
carcinogen
electric dipole moment
0
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Carbon tetrachloride

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