Trichloroethylene

• Formula: C₂HCl₃
• Molecular weight: 131.388
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C2HCl3/c3-1-2(4)5/h1H Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: XSTXAVWGXDQKEL-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 79-01-6
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Ethene, trichloro-; Ethylene, trichloro-; Algylen; Anamenth; Chlorilen; Chlorylen; Chorylen; Densinfluat; Ethinyl trichloride; Ethylene trichloride; Fluate; Gemalgene; Germalgene; Narcogen; Narkogen; Narkosoid; Threthylen; Threthylene; Trethylene; Tri; Tri-Clene; Trichloran; Trichloren; Trichloroethene; Trielene; Trilen; Trilene; Trimar; Westrosol; 1,1,2-Trichloroethene; C2HCl3; Acetylene trichloride; 1-Chloro-2,2-dichloroethylene; 1,1-Dichloro-2-chloroethylene; 1,1,2-Trichloroethylene; Benzinol; Blacosolv; Blancosolv; Cecolene; Chlorylea; Circosolv; Crawhaspol; Dow-tri; Dukeron; Fleck-flip; Flock FLIP; Lanadin; Lethurin; NCI-C04546; Nialk; Perm-A-chlor; Perm-A-clor; Petzinol; Philex; RCRA Waste number U228; TCE; Triad; Trial; Triasol; Trichlooretheen; Trichloorethyleen, tri; Trichloraethen; Trichloraethylen, tri; Trichlorethene; Trichlorethylene; Trichlorethylene, tri; 1,2,2-Trichloroethylene; Tricloretene; Tricloroetilene; Trielin; Trielina; Trieline; Triklone; Triline; Triol; Tri-plus; Tri-plus M; UN 1710; Vestrol; Vitran; Distillex DS2; Ethene, 1,1,2-trichloro-; R 1120; Triklone N
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Condensed 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
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
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

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: C₂H₂Cl₄ = HCl + C₂HCl₃

H₂CaO₂ + 2 = CaCl₂ + 2 + 2

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

 +  =

By formula: Cl₂ + C₂HCl₃ = C₂HCl₅

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
L - Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron
B - John E. Bartmess

Electron affinity determinations

Ionization energy determinations

References

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Manion, 2002
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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Cp,liquid	Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
  EA	Electron affinity
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tc	Critical temperature
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  ΔcH°liquid	Enthalpy of combustion of liquid 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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