Carbon Tetrachloride

• Formula: CCl₄
• Molecular weight: 153.823
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/CCl4/c2-1(3,4)5 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: VZGDMQKNWNREIO-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 56-23-5
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Methane, tetrachloro-; Benzinoform; Carbon chloride (CCl4); Carbona; Fasciolin; Flukoids; Freon 10; Necatorina; Perchloromethane; Tetrachlorocarbon; Tetrachloromethane; Tetrafinol; Tetraform; Tetrasol; Univerm; Vermoestricid; CCl4; Benzenoform; Carbon tet; Methane tetrachloride; Czterochlorek wegla; ENT 4,705; Halon 1040; Necatorine; R 10; Tetrachloorkoolstof; Tetrachloormetaan; Tetrachlorkohlenstoff, tetra; Tetrachlormethan; Tetrachlorure de carbone; Tetraclorometano; Tetracloruro di carbonio; Chlorid uhlicity; ENT 27164; Rcra waste number U211; UN 1846; Katharin; Seretin; Thawpit; NSC 97063; R 10 (Refrigerant)
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  • References
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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias
MS - José A. Martinho Simões
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Cl^- + CCl₄ = (Cl^- • CCl₄)

C₈H₆MoO₃ (solution) +  (solution) =  (solution) +  (solution)

By formula: C₈H₆MoO₃ (solution) + CCl₄ (solution) = C₈H₅ClMoO₃ (solution) + CHCl₃ (solution)

 +  = 2

By formula: CO₂ + CCl₄ = 2CCl₂O

CCl₅^- + 2 = C₂Cl₉^-

By formula: CCl₅^- + 2CCl₄ = C₂Cl₉^-

 +  =  + 

By formula: CHCl₃ + Cl₂ = CCl₄ + HCl

 +  =  + 

By formula: CCl₄ + Br₂ = BrCl + CBrCl₃

C₁₀H₁₂Mo (cr) + 2 (l) = C₁₀H₁₀Cl₂Mo (cr) + 2 (l)

By formula: C₁₀H₁₂Mo (cr) + 2CCl₄ (l) = C₁₀H₁₀Cl₂Mo (cr) + 2CHCl₃ (l)

C₁₀H₁₂W (cr) + 2 (l) = C₁₀H₁₀Cl₂W (cr) + 2 (l)

By formula: C₁₀H₁₂W (cr) + 2CCl₄ (l) = C₁₀H₁₀Cl₂W (cr) + 2CHCl₃ (l)

2 =  + 

By formula: 2CCl₂O = CO₂ + CCl₄

Henry's Law data

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Data compiled by: Rolf Sander

Henry's Law constant (water solution)

k_H(T) = k°_H exp(d(ln(k_H))/d(1/T) ((1/T) - 1/(298.15 K)))
k°_H = Henry's law constant for solubility in water at 298.15 K (mol/(kg*bar))
d(ln(k_H))/d(1/T) = Temperature dependence constant (K)

Ion clustering data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias

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Clustering reactions

CCl₅^- + 2 = C₂Cl₉^-

By formula: CCl₅^- + 2CCl₄ = C₂Cl₉^-

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Cl^- + CCl₄ = (Cl^- • CCl₄)

References

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Hiraoka, Mizuno, et al., 2001
Hiraoka, K.; Mizuno, T.; Iino, T.; Eguchi, D.; Yamabe, S., Characteristic changes of bond energies for gas-phase cluster ions of halide ions with methane and chloromethanes, J. Phys. Chem. A, 2001, 105, 20, 4887-4893, https://doi.org/10.1021/jp010143n . [all data]

Dougherty, Dalton, et al., 1974
Dougherty, R.C.; Dalton, J.; Roberts, J.D., SN₂ reactions in the gas phase: Structure of the transition state, Org. Mass Spectrom., 1974, 8, 77. [all data]

Nolan, López de la Vega, et al., 1986
Nolan, S.P.; López de la Vega, R.; Hoff, C.D., J. Organometal. Chem., 1986, 315, 187. [all data]

Nolan, López de la Vega, et al., 1986, 2
Nolan, S.P.; López de la Vega, R.; Hoff, C.D., Organometallics, 1986, 5, 2529. [all data]

Lord and Pritchard, 1969
Lord, A.; Pritchard, H.O., Thermodynamics of the reaction between carbon dioxide and carbon tetrachloride, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1969, 1, 495-498. [all data]

Kirkbride, 1956
Kirkbride, F.W., The heats of chlorination of some hydrocarbons and their chloro-derivatives, J. Appl. Chem., 1956, 6, 11-21. [all data]

Mendenhall, Golden, et al., 1973
Mendenhall, G.D.; Golden, D.M.; Benson, S.W., Thermochemistry of the bromination of carbon tetrachloride and the heat of formation of carbon tetrachloride, J. Phys. Chem., 1973, 77, 2707-2709. [all data]

Calado, Dias, et al., 1979
Calado, J.C.G.; Dias, A.R.; Martinho Simões, J.A.; Ribeiro da Silva, M.A.V., J. Organometal. Chem., 1979, 174, 77. [all data]

Gossett, 1987
Gossett, J.M., Measurement of Henry's Law Constants for C1 and C2 Chlorinated Hydrocarbons, Environ. Sci. Technol., 1987, 21, 202-208. [all data]

Leighton and Calo, 1981
Leighton, D.T.; Calo, J.M., Distribution Coefficients of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons in Dilute Air-Water Systems for Groundwater Contamination Applications, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1981, 26, 382-385. [all data]

Pearson and McConnell, 1975
Pearson, C.R.; McConnell, G., Chlorinated C1 and C2 Hydrocarbons in the Marine Environment, Proc. R. Soc. London, B, 1975, 189, 305-332. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  d(ln(kH))/d(1/T)	Temperature dependence parameter for Henry's Law constant
  k°H	Henry's Law constant at 298.15K
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrS°	Entropy of reaction at standard conditions

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