Properties of tetrachloroethylene

Thermophysical properties for tetrachloroethylene (CAS: 127-18-4). Use the selector below to view properties in different unit systems.

Calculation Conditions

The following state-dependent properties were calculated at these standard conditions.

Temperature

25 °C

Pressure

1.01325 bar

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Identification

  • Atoms
    C: 2, Cl: 4
  • CAS
    127-18-4
  • Formula
    C2Cl4
  • ID
    127-18-4
  • InChI
    C2Cl4/c3-1(4)2(5)6
  • InChI Key
    CYTYCFOTNPOANT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • IUPAC Name
    1,1,2,2-tetrakis(chloranyl)ethene
  • Molecular Weight (kg)
    165.833
  • Phase
    l
  • PubChem ID
    3.1373e+4
  • SMILES
    C(=C(Cl)Cl)(Cl)Cl
  • Synonyms

Physical Properties

  • Acentric factor
    0.242
  • Critical pressure (bar)
    44.583
  • Critical temperature (°C)
    337.85
  • Critical volume (m³/kmol)
    0.29
  • Dipole moment
    0
  • Melting temperature (°C)
    -22.15
  • Normal boiling temperature (°C)
    121.2

State-dependent Properties

  • API gravity
    -44.684
  • Compressibility factor
    0.00420092
  • Density (kg/m³)
    1613.52
  • Dynamic viscosity (cP)
    0.846718
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)
    238.22
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)
    3.9505e+4
  • Gibbs free energy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Joule–Thomson coefficient
    -8.8119e-7
  • Kinematic viscosity
    5.2476e-7
  • Molar enthalpy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Molar entropy (kJ/(kmol·K))
    0
  • Molar heat capacity (kJ/(kmol·K))
    82.7851
  • Molar volume (m³/kmol)
    0.102777
  • Parachor
    4.3535e-5
  • Poynting correction factor
    1.00411
  • Prandtl number
    3.92379
  • Saturation pressure (bar)
    0.0246438
  • Saturation temperature (°C)
    121.105
  • Solubility parameter
    1.8980e+4
  • Specific enthalpy (kJ)
    0
  • Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)
    0
  • Specific gravity
    1.61511
  • Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)
    0.499207
  • Surface tension
    0.0316554
  • Thermal conductivity
    0.107724
  • Thermal diffusivity
    1.3374e-7

Safety Properties

  • Autoignition temperature (°C)
    -273.15
  • Flash point temperature (°C)
    45
  • Lower flammability limit
    0.0792363
  • Upper flammability limit
    0.20301

Environmental Properties

  • Global warming potential
    22.8
  • Ozone depletion potential