Carbon Tetrachloride

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    56-23-5

    Molecular formula
    CCl4

    SMILES
    C(Cl)(Cl)(Cl)Cl

    Safety labels

    Acute Toxic
    Acute Toxic

    Health Hazard
    Health

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Odorless 37.94%
    Floral 36.83%
    Sweet 30.59%
    Woody 25.53%
    Balsamic 23.93%
    Fresh 22.76%
    Rose 21.85%
    Fishy 20.02%
    Clean 19.92%
    Citrus 18.73%

     

    Flavor
    Odorless 35.81%
    Sulfurous 22.99%
    Sulfury 20.3%
    Meaty 19.84%
    Fishy 18.5%
    Bloody 18.45%
    Glue 18.35%
    Rotten 18.2%
    Mousy 17.96%
    Bouillon 17.75%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

    Odor threshold

    • Odor Threshold Low: 140.0 [mmHg]. Odor Threshold High: 584.0 [mmHg]. Detection odor threshold from AIHA (mean = 252 ppm)
    • Odor recognition in air: 2.14X10 ppm (chemically pure)
    • In water: reduction of amenities: odor threshold 50 mg/L

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.8

    pKa est.
    4.93 (weak acid)

    Molecular weight
    153.8 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra fast

    Melting point expt.

    • -9 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • -22.2 °C
    • 28.6 °C
    • -23 °C
    • -9 °F

    Boiling point

    • 170.1 °F at 760 mmHg (NTP, 1992)
    • 76.7 °C
    • 76.80 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
    • 170.1 °F
    • 170 °F

    Flash point

    • 16.16 ˚C est.

    Solubility expt.

    • less than 1 mg/mL at 70 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • In water, 793 mg/L at 25 °C
    • In water, 1160 mg/L at 25 °C, 800 mg/L at 20 °C
    • Miscible with alcohol, benzene, chloroform, ether, carbon disulfide, petroleum ether, oils
    • Soluble in ethanol, acetone; miscible with ethyl ether, benzene, chloroform
    • Soluble in naphtha
    • 0.793 mg/mL at 25 °C
    • Solubility in water, mg/l at 20 °C: 800 (very slightly soluble)
    • 0.05%

  • Synonyms

    • CARBON TETRACHLORIDE
    • Tetrachloromethane
    • 56-23-5
    • Perchloromethane
    • Tetrasol
    • Benzinoform
    • Necatorine
    • Tetrafinol
    • Vermoestricid
    • Carbona
    • Univerm
    • Carbon tet
    • Methane, tetrachloro-
    • Methane tetrachloride
    • Flukoids
    • Necatorina
    • Tetraform
    • Carbon chloride
    • Tetrachlormethan
    • Tetrachloormetaan
    • Tetrachlorocarbon
    • Freon 10
    • Tetraclorometano
    • CCl4
    • Tetrachloorkoolstof
    • Czterochlorek wegla
    • Halon 1040
    • Carbon chloride (CCl4)
    • Chlorid uhlicity
    • carbontetrachloride
    • R 10 (Refrigerant)
    • Tetrachlorure de carbone
    • Tetracloruro di carbonio
    • RCRA waste number U211
    • Tetra
    • Tetrachlorkohlenstoff, tetra
    • Caswell No. 164
    • HSDB 53
    • ENT 4,705
    • Refrigerant R10
    • tetrachloro-methane
    • CC m0
    • R 10
    • Kohlenstofftetrachlorid
    • CCRIS 123
    • ENT 27164
    • NSC 97063
    • Halon 104
    • Thawpit
    • perchorormethane
    • tetrachorocarbon
    • CHEBI:27385
    • tetrachloridocarbon
    • EINECS 200-262-8
    • UNII-CL2T97X0V0
    • Tetrachlorkohlenstoff
    • EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 016501
    • CL2T97X0V0
    • DTXSID8020250
    • AI3-04705
    • CARBONEUM CHLORATUM
    • MFCD00000785
    • NSC-97063
    • DTXCID20250
    • EC 200-262-8
    • NSC97063
    • NCGC00091016-02
    • CARBON TETRACHLORIDE (IARC)
    • CARBON TETRACHLORIDE [IARC]
    • CARBON TETRACHLORIDE (MART.)
    • CARBON TETRACHLORIDE [MART.]
    • Chlorid uhlicity [Czech]
    • Tetrachlormethan [German]
    • Tetraclorometano [Italian]
    • Tetrachloorkoolstof [Dutch]
    • CAS-56-23-5
    • Carbon tetrachloride, analytical standard
    • Czterochlorek wegla [Polish]
    • Tetrachloride, Carbon
    • Carbon tetrachloride [BSI:ISO]
    • Tetrachlorure de carbone [French]
    • Tetracloruro di carbonio [Italian]
    • UN1846
    • Tetrachlorkohlenstoff, tetra [German]
    • RCRA waste no. U211
    • Tetrachlorure de carbone [ISO-French]
    • Benzenoform
    • Katharin
    • Seretin
    • tetrachlormethane
    • Carbon chloride?
    • carbon tetracloride
    • tetra-chloromethane
    • tetrachloro methane
    • carbon tetrachioride
    • carbon-tetrachloride
    • F10
    • carbon tetra-chloride
    • Cl4C
    • carbon tetra- chloride
    • Tetrachloromethane, 9CI
    • WLN: GXGGG
    • Carbon tetrachloride [NF]
    • Carbon tetrachloride, 99%
    • CHEMBL44814
    • SCHEMBL2466909
    • CARBON TETRACHLORIDE [MI]
    • CARBON TETRACHLORIDE [ISO]
    • CARBONEUM CHLORATUM [HPUS]
    • CARBON TETRACHLORIDE [HSDB]
    • CARBON TETRACHLORIDE (13C)
    • Tox21_111057
    • Tox21_200039
    • BDBM50237610
    • CARBON TETRACHLORIDE [USP-RS]
    • CARBON TETRACHLORIDE [WHO-DD]
    • AKOS015903411
    • UN 1846
    • MSK001506-1000E
    • NCGC00091016-01
    • NCGC00091016-03
    • NCGC00091016-04
    • NCGC00257593-01
    • DA-71926
    • Carbon tetrachloride (1mg/ml in methanol)
    • Carbon tetrachloride [UN1846] [Poison]
    • Carbon tetrachloride, anhydrous, >=99.5%
    • Carbon tetrachloride, for HPLC, >=99.9%

  • Applications

    Carbon tetrachloride (CAS 56-23-5) is primarily used as a non-polar solvent and industrial degreasing agent for metal finishing and equipment cleaning, dissolving oils, waxes, and resins; it has historically served as a solvent in coatings, inks, and adhesive formulations due to its volatility and solvating power; it is an important chemical intermediate in synthesis, notably for phosgene (COCl2) production used to manufacture polyurethanes and other chlorinated compounds; it has been used as a legacy dry-cleaning solvent and extraction solvent for essential oils and fats; and in laboratory settings it acts as a general-purpose solvent for non-polar analytes, subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 229.4
    methanol 262.44
    isopropanol 224.07
    water 7.84
    ethyl acetate 194.34
    n-propanol 197.57
    acetone 342.26
    n-butanol 209.75
    acetonitrile 122.12
    DMF 898.51
    toluene 184.18
    isobutanol 158.63
    1,4-dioxane 376.52
    methyl acetate 174.08
    THF 726.46
    2-butanone 232.4
    n-pentanol 136.66
    sec-butanol 214.11
    n-hexane 98.52
    ethylene glycol 92.28
    NMP 653.46
    cyclohexane 156.59
    DMSO 693.13
    n-butyl acetate 147.39
    n-octanol 139.01
    chloroform 415.95
    n-propyl acetate 129.24
    acetic acid 181.73
    dichloromethane 358.7
    cyclohexanone 334.0
    propylene glycol 103.03
    isopropyl acetate 171.0
    DMAc 657.28
    2-ethoxyethanol 219.8
    isopentanol 173.28
    n-heptane 97.54
    ethyl formate 140.28
    1,2-dichloroethane 259.24
    n-hexanol 152.14
    2-methoxyethanol 403.49
    isobutyl acetate 97.02
    tetrachloromethane 158.63
    n-pentyl acetate 149.96
    transcutol 317.15
    n-heptanol 134.26
    ethylbenzene 102.43
    MIBK 181.76
    2-propoxyethanol 260.63
    tert-butanol 301.49
    MTBE 276.27
    2-butoxyethanol 199.11
    propionic acid 138.27
    o-xylene 152.97
    formic acid 95.39
    diethyl ether 319.17
    m-xylene 152.63
    p-xylene 134.45
    chlorobenzene 164.38
    dimethyl carbonate 158.47
    n-octane 56.72
    formamide 151.1
    cyclopentanone 426.17
    2-pentanone 256.09
    anisole 182.6
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 374.61
    gamma-butyrolactone 371.35
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 355.28
    pyridine 282.89
    3-pentanone 219.13
    furfural 341.53
    n-dodecane 38.24
    diethylene glycol 208.21
    diisopropyl ether 151.05
    tert-amyl alcohol 259.89
    acetylacetone 274.81
    n-hexadecane 41.95
    acetophenone 170.07
    methyl propionate 209.9
    isopentyl acetate 136.49
    trichloroethylene 378.54
    n-nonanol 125.73
    cyclohexanol 246.7
    benzyl alcohol 138.49
    2-ethylhexanol 117.54
    isooctanol 113.31
    dipropyl ether 207.71
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 159.9
    ethyl lactate 90.77
    propylene carbonate 216.05
    n-methylformamide 247.95
    2-pentanol 188.98
    n-pentane 133.34
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 217.42
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 183.83
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 154.37
    mesitylene 123.22
    ε-caprolactone 265.35
    p-cymene 94.75
    epichlorohydrin 355.68
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 276.0
    2-aminoethanol 128.47
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 503.52
    sulfolane 537.24
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 64.12
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 416.24
    n-hexyl acetate 173.34
    isooctane 54.16
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 189.24
    sec-butyl acetate 110.19
    tert-butyl acetate 218.6
    decalin 63.89
    glycerin 155.85
    diglyme 346.77
    acrylic acid 128.56
    isopropyl myristate 101.46
    n-butyric acid 192.62
    acetyl acetate 139.13
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 84.85
    ethyl propionate 137.05
    nitromethane 249.43
    1,2-diethoxyethane 185.33
    benzonitrile 131.94
    trioctyl phosphate 77.45
    1-bromopropane 223.75
    gamma-valerolactone 416.51
    n-decanol 98.45
    triethyl phosphate 94.41
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 121.92
    propionitrile 125.0
    vinylene carbonate 184.18
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 286.4
    DMS 134.12
    cumene 82.33
    2-octanol 121.57
    2-hexanone 150.81
    octyl acetate 119.65
    limonene 138.57
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 387.74
    ethyl orthosilicate 100.81
    tributyl phosphate 79.14
    diacetone alcohol 233.21
    N,N-dimethylaniline 187.37
    acrylonitrile 140.99
    aniline 192.3
    1,3-propanediol 179.98
    bromobenzene 173.17
    dibromomethane 295.9
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 369.43
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 124.56
    tetrabutyl urea 124.04
    diisobutyl methanol 101.64
    2-phenylethanol 139.23
    styrene 123.33
    dioctyl adipate 120.77
    dimethyl sulfate 274.18
    ethyl butyrate 140.09
    methyl lactate 150.27
    butyl lactate 120.24
    diethyl carbonate 96.11
    propanediol butyl ether 160.43
    triethyl orthoformate 127.84
    p-tert-butyltoluene 110.78
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 199.55
    morpholine 415.41
    tert-butylamine 230.32
    n-dodecanol 83.96
    dimethoxymethane 566.14
    ethylene carbonate 160.3
    cyrene 170.72
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 156.39
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 123.62
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 183.7
    4-methylpyridine 294.19
    dibutyl ether 149.89
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 101.64
    DEF 352.36
    dimethyl isosorbide 267.53
    tetrachloroethylene 272.36
    eugenol 179.18
    triacetin 151.54
    span 80 166.5
    1,4-butanediol 82.1
    1,1-dichloroethane 254.52
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 117.26
    methyl formate 196.46
    2-methyl-1-butanol 169.89
    n-decane 59.34
    butyronitrile 137.95
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 114.7
    1-chlorooctane 115.15
    1-chlorotetradecane 62.71
    n-nonane 62.75
    undecane 45.91
    tert-butylcyclohexane 64.0
    cyclooctane 79.31
    cyclopentanol 280.55
    tetrahydropyran 375.05
    tert-amyl methyl ether 254.5
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 264.19
    1-hexene 149.47
    2-isopropoxyethanol 164.17
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 103.65
    methyl butyrate 161.87

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IFRA standard 51

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Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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