1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane, 98+%

CAS: 79-34-5

Ref. 02-L04489

Product Information

• Name: 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane, 98+%
• Synonyms: 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane caswell no. 826 tce (ambiguous) bonoform 1,1,2,2-tetrachloraethan sym-tetrachloroethane cellon acetylene tetrachloride 1,1,2,2-tetrachloorethaan 1,1,2,2-czterochloroetan, 1,1,2,2-Tce, 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloraethan, 1,1,2,2-Tetrachlorethan, 1,1,2,2-Tetrachlorethane, 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane, 1,1,2,2-Tetracloroetano, Acetylene Tetrachloride, Bonoform, Cellon, F 130, F 130 (halocarbon), Nsc 60912, R 130 (refrigerant), Symmetrical-tetrachloroethane, TCA, Tetrachloroethane, s-Tetrachloroethane, sym-Tetrachloroethane
• CAS: 79-34-5

Description

1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane is used in the preparation of organic chemicals, as a solvent for fats, oils, waxes, resins, cellulose acetate and in certain types of Friedel-Crafts reactions. It is also used to make paints, varnishes, rust removers and other chlorinated hydrocarbons with two carbon atoms. It is utilized in the determination of theobromine in cacao. It is also used as an immersion fluid in crystallography. Further, it is used as an alcohol denaturant, fumigant, dry cleaning agent, in photographic film. In addition to this, it is used as an intermediate in the industrial production of trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene and1,2-dichloroethylene. This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

• Brand: Alfa Aesar By Thermo Fisher Scientific

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 167.84
• Formula: C₂H₂Cl₄
• Purity: 98+%
• Color/Form: Clear colorless to pale yellow, Liquid
• InChI key: QPFMBZIOSGYJDE-UHFFFAOYSA-N