Carbon Tetrachloride
Product Name
:
Carbontetra Chloride
CAS number
:
56-23-5
UN number
:
1846
Formula
:
CCI4
Odour
:
Sweetish Distinctive
Solubility in water
:
Insoluble
Density
:
1.585 at 20 oC
Boiling point
:
77 oC
Melting point
:
-23 oC
Viscosity
:
1.038 cp at 15oC
Flashpoint
:
Explosive limits
:
Vapour pressure
:
121 mbar at 20 oC
Skin absorption/irritation
:
YES
TLV Country NL Year 1995
:
2S ppm 12.6S mg/m3
Pollution category 1994
:
B
Colourless liquid, vapor 5.3 times heavier than air. hazard: Toxic by ingestion, inhalation, and skin absorption.
Uses: As a refrigerant, metal degreaser, agricultural fumigant, solvent, or for chlorinating organic compounds.