Ethane, 1,1,2,2-tetrachloro-

• Formula: C₂H₂Cl₄
• Molecular weight: 167.849
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C2H2Cl4/c3-1(4)2(5)6/h1-2H Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: QPFMBZIOSGYJDE-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 79-34-5
• Chemical structure:
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• Species with the same structure:
  • Ethane, tetrachloro-
• Other names: S-Tetrachloroethane; Acetylene tetrachloride; Bonoform; Cellon; Tetrachloroethane; 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane; (CHCl2)2; NCI-C03554; Tetrachlorethane; Tetrachlorure d'acetylene; 1,1-Dichloro-2,2-dichloroethane; 1,1,2,2-Czterochloroetan; 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloorethaan; 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloraethan; 1,1,2,2-Tetrachlorethane; 1,1,2,2-Tetracloroetano; Rcra waste number U209; sym-Tetrachloroethane; UN 1702; Westron; Acetosol; NSC 60912; Ethane, tetrachloro-
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  • Reaction thermochemistry data
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  • References
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid

Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
CAL - James S. Chickos, William E. Acree, Jr., Joel F. Liebman, Students of Chem 202 (Introduction to the Literature of Chemistry), University of Missouri -- St. Louis
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Enthalpy of vaporization

Antoine Equation Parameters

log₁₀(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
    P = vapor pressure (atm)
    T = temperature (K)

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Enthalpy of fusion

Entropy of fusion

Enthalpy of phase transition

Entropy of phase transition

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

=  + 

By formula: C₂H₂Cl₄ = HCl + C₂HCl₃

 +  =

By formula: C₂H₂Cl₂ + Cl₂ = C₂H₂Cl₄

H₂CaO₂ + 2 = CaCl₂ + 2 + 2

By formula: H₂CaO₂ + 2C₂H₂Cl₄ = CaCl₂ + 2H₂O + 2C₂HCl₃

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

References

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Manion, 2002
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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  Cp,liquid	Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
  S°liquid	Entropy of liquid at standard conditions
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tc	Critical temperature
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  ΔHtrs	Enthalpy of phase transition
  ΔStrs	Entropy of phase transition
  ΔcH°liquid	Enthalpy of combustion of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔfH°liquid	Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔfusS	Entropy of fusion
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions

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