Structured Summary
Abstract
A solvent for oils, fats, lacquers, varnishes, rubber waxes, and resins, and a starting material in the manufacturing of organic compounds. Poisoning by inhalation, ingestion or skin absorption is possible and may be fatal. (Merck Index, 11th ed)
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- CCl4
- Molecular Weight
- 153.8 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 56-23-5
- IUPAC Name
- tetrachloromethane
- InChIKey
- VZGDMQKNWNREIO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- C(Cl)(Cl)(Cl)Cl
- MeSH Unique ID
- D002251
- Source
- PubChem CID 5943
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Synonyms
2 entry terms
- Tetrachloromethane
- Tetrachloride, Carbon
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Aspects Covered
24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
/tox permitted but consider also CARBON TETRACHLORIDE POISONING
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Carbon Tetrachloride. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002251. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002251
- Carbon Tetrachloride. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_tetrachloride
- Carbon Tetrachloride. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q225045
- Carbon Tetrachloride. In: PubChem Compound. CID 5943. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5943