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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