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Carbon tetrachloride
SpectraBase Compound ID 5mnffwb11Vh
InChI InChI=1S/CCl4/c2-1(3,4)5
InChIKey VZGDMQKNWNREIO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Mol Weight 153.8 g/mol
Molecular Formula CCl4
Exact Mass 151.875411 g/mol

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SpectraBase Spectrum ID FU5IBxNpkXQ
Name Carbon tetrachloride
Source of Sample Fluka Chemie AG, Buchs, Switzerland
Boiling Point 76.75C
CAS Registry Number 56-23-5
Comments A REAGENT FOR SYNTHESIS OF CHLOROFLUOROMETHANES; A GRAIN FUMIGANT, DRYING AGENT; EXTRACTANT, INSECTICIDE. ONLY SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE IN WATER; SOLUBLE IN ALCOHOL, ETHER. A SOLVENT FOR FATS, OILS, WAXES, RESINS AND IN DRY-CLEANING INDUSTRY. HIGHLY TOXIC. DECOMPOSES UPON HEATING TO TOXIC CARBONYL CHLORIDE. NIOSH= FG49000
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Density 15C=1.60370; 25C=1.58439 G/ML
Dielectric Constant 2.238 (20C)
Formula CCl4
InChI InChI=1S/CCl4/c2-1(3,4)5
InChIKey VZGDMQKNWNREIO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Melting Point -28.6C, -23.8C, -21.2C
Optical Properties Index of Refraction= 15C=1.46305; 25C=1.45739
Synonyms Tetrachloromethane 1,1,1,1-Tetrachloromethane
Technique NEAT
Vapor Pressure 115.2 TORR
Web Link http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0107.html