Structured Summary
Abstract
A chlorinated hydrocarbon used as an industrial solvent and cooling liquid in electrical transformers. It is a potential carcinogen.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C2Cl4
- Molecular Weight
- 165.8 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 127-18-4
- IUPAC Name
- 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethene
- InChIKey
- CYTYCFOTNPOANT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- C(=C(Cl)Cl)(Cl)Cl
- MeSH Unique ID
- D013750
- Source
- PubChem CID 31373
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Broader headings
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Synonyms
4 entry terms
- Perchlorethylene
- Perchloroethylene
- Tetrachlorethylene
- Tetrachloroethene
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Aspects Covered
25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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NLM Classification
QV 253
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Tetrachloroethylene. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013750. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013750
- Tetrachloroethylene. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrachloroethylene
- Tetrachloroethylene. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q410772
- Tetrachloroethylene. In: PubChem Compound. CID 31373. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/31373