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Chloromethanes (liquid)
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Most low molecular weight chlorinated hydrocarbons such as chloroform, dichloromethane, dichloroethene, and trichloroethane are useful solvents. These solvents tend to be relatively non-polar; they are therefore immiscible with water and effective in cleaning applications such as degreasing and dry cleaning. Several billion kilograms of chlorinated methanes are produced annually, mainly by chlorination of methane:

CH4 + x Cl2 → CH4−xClx + x HCl

Among these, dichloromethane (CH2Cl2), chloroform (CHCl3) and carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) are in a liquid state under ambiant conditions of pressure and temperature. Dichloromethane (CH3Cl2) is mainly used as a solvent. Chloroform is mainly a precursor to chlorodifluoromethane (CHClF2) and tetrafluoroethene (F2C-CF2) which is used in the manufacture of Teflon.

Source: Infogalactic, Organochloride and Carbon tetrachoride.

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Chlorine
Value Chain-II
Carbon Monoxide
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A
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Metric Ton
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Liquid

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UserPic  Kokel, Nicolas
Last Update
8/3/2024 7:57 AM
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8/3/2024 7:48 AM
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  UserPic Chloroform Chloroform added 8/3/2024
  UserPic *Dichloromethane Dichloromethane added 8/3/2024