Tetrachloroethylene carbonate

Tetrachloroethylene carbonate
Names
	IUPAC name 4,4,5,5-tetrachloro-1,3-dioxolan-2-one
	Other names Perchloroethylene carbonate, tetrachloro-1,3-dioxolan-2-one
Identifiers
CAS Number	22432-68-4 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	2007092;
EC Number	404-060-2;
PubChem CID	2724978;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID40176970 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C3Cl4O3/c4-2(5)3(6,7)10-1(8)9-2 Key: TXQPIYKVIOKFAB-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES C1(=O)OC(C(O1)(Cl)Cl)(Cl)Cl;
Properties
Chemical formula	C3Cl4O3
Molar mass	225.83 g·mol−1
Density	1.81
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H302, H314, H330
Precautionary statements	P260, P264, P270, P271, P280, P284, P301+P317, P301+P330+P331, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P320, P321, P330, P363, P403+P233, P405, P501
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Tetrachloroethylene carbonate is a carbonate ester with the chemical formula C₂Cl₄O₂CO. It is produced by the photochlorination of ethylene carbonate. It has been used as precursor for oxalyl chloride.^[3]

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Tetrachloroethylene carbonate acts as a Lewis base and it forms a complex with the Lewis acid antimony pentachloride.^[4] Tetrachloroethylene carbonate reacts with tributylamine, forming phosgene.^[5]

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