Carbon Tetrachloride
CCl₄ | CAS: 56-23-5 | HS: 29031400
Product Description
Carbon Tetrachloride (Tetrachloromethane, CCl₄) is a non-flammable, dense chlorinated solvent used primarily today as a chemical intermediate and process solvent in specialty applications. Its largest current industrial use is as a feedstock for chlorofluorocarbon (CFC-11, CFC-12) and carbon tetrafluoride (CF₄) production, though this route is regulated under the Montreal Protocol. In specialty chemistry, it remains valued as a non-polar extraction solvent for oils, fats, waxes, and rubber; in analytical chemistry as a standard IR spectroscopy solvent; and as a chlorinating agent in organic synthesis. MITCHEM supplies technical-grade CCl₄ for authorised industrial synthesis and laboratory applications.
Applications by Industry
Used as a raw material in the synthesis of chlorofluorocarbons (CFC-11, CFC-12), tetrafluoromethane (CF₄), and as a chlorination intermediate in specialty organic synthesis.
Effective non-polar solvent for extracting and processing mineral oils, natural rubber, waxes, and resins where water-immiscible dense solvents are required.
Reference solvent for IR spectroscopy of organic compounds (transparent in mid-IR region); used in gravimetric fat determination (Soxhlet extraction) in food testing laboratories.
Historically used as a grain fumigant; use is now highly regulated or prohibited in most jurisdictions. Current use is limited to authorised industrial and laboratory applications only.