| Perchlorethylene is an important organochlorine product that is mainly used as organic solvent, dry cleaner, desulfurizer, textile finishing agent, metal detergent, and etc. |
| Physical properties |
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| Alias |
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethylene; Ankilostin; tetralex; tetravec; Tetrochloroethane; tetroguer |
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| Appearance |
Colorless liquid with trichloromethane odor. |
| Molecular formula |
C2Cl4 |
| Molecular weight |
165.82 |
| Melting poitn (℃) |
-22.2 (-22.35; -22.7) |
| Boiling point (℃) |
121.2 |
| Relative density (water=1) |
(20℃/4℃)1.6226 |
| Relative vapour density (air=1) |
5.83 |
| Saturated vapor pressure (kPa) |
2.11(20℃) |
| Heat of combustion (kJ/mol) |
679.3 |
| Critical temperature(℃) |
347.1 |
| Critical pressure(MPa) |
9.74 |
| Refractive index |
1.50566 |
| Log Koc of octanol/moisture distribution coefficient |
2.88 |
| Solubility |
Insoluble in water, soluble in ethyl alcohol, diethyl ether and many organic solvents |
Appearance and properties: colorless liquid, with trichloromethae odor.
Log Koc of octanol/moisture distribution coefficient: 2.88
Solubility: insoluble in water, soluble in ethyl alcohol, diethyl ether and many organic solvents.
Colorless transparent liquid with diethyl ether odor. Soluble in ethyl alcohol, diethyl ether, trichloromethane, and benzene. |
| Application |
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1. Perchlorethylene is mainly used as degreasing solvent of metal and as vermifuge.
2. It is used as dry cleaner for natural and synthetic fibers.
3. As chromatographic analysis standard substance.
4. In vermifuge for adhesive and in organic synthesis. |
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