18495-30-2

Basic information

• Product Name: 1,1,2,3-TETRACHLOROPROPANE
• Synonyms: 1,1,2,3-TETRACHLOROPROPANE;1,1,2,3-tetrachloro-propan;propane,1,1,2,3-tetrachloro-
• CAS NO: 18495-30-2
• Molecular Formula: C₃H₄Cl₄
• Molecular Weight: 181.88
• EINECS: 242-379-7
• Mol File: 18495-30-2.mol

Chemical Properties

• Melting Point: 179°C
• Boiling Point: 179 °C
• Flash Point: 63.6 °C
• Appearance: /
• Density: 1,53 g/cm3
• Refractive Index: 1.4990-1.5010
• CAS DataBase Reference: 1,1,2,3-TETRACHLOROPROPANE(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: 1,1,2,3-TETRACHLOROPROPANE(18495-30-2)
• EPA Substance Registry System: 1,1,2,3-TETRACHLOROPROPANE(18495-30-2)

Safety Data

• Statements: 36/37/38
• Safety Statements: 26-36/37/39
• Hazardous Substances Data: 18495-30-2(Hazardous Substances Data)

Usage

Uses

Used in Chemical Industry:
1,1,2,3-Tetrachloropropane is used as a solvent and a chemical intermediate for the production of pesticides and other industrial chemicals. Its unique properties make it suitable for various chemical processes, despite the associated health and environmental risks.
Due to the potential health and environmental risks associated with 1,1,3-Tetrachloropropane, its use and handling are heavily regulated in many countries to minimize exposure and mitigate potential harm.

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Relevant articles and documents

PROCESSES FOR PREPARING PENTACHLOROPROPANE AND TETRACHLOROPROPENE FROM DICHLOROPROPENE

A processes for preparing 1,1,2,3-tetrachloropropene, 2,3,3,3-tetrachloropropene, or a mixture thereof from 1,3-dichloropropene. The process may include a two successive chlorination and dehydrochlorination reactions. In a first chlorination reaction 1,3-dichloropropene is reacted with a chlorination agent to form a first chlorination reaction product including 1,1,2,3-tetrachloropropane. This first chlorination reaction product is reacted with a dehydrochlorination reagent in a first dehydrochlorination reaction to form a first dehydrochlorination reaction product including a trichloropropene. The trichloropropene containing reaction product is reacted with a chlorination agent in a second chlorination reaction to form a second chlorination reaction product including at least one of 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane or 1,1,2,2,3-pentachloropropane. This reaction product is reacted with a dehydrochlorination reagent in a second dehydrochlorination reaction to form a second dehydrochlorination reaction product having 1,1,2,3-tetrachloropropene or a 2,3,3,3-tetrachloropropene.

PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CHLORINATED PROPENES

Processes for the production of chlorinated propenes are provided. The processes make use of 1,2-dichloropropane as a starting material and subject a feedstream comprising the same to an ionic chlorination process. At least a portion of any tri- and tetrachlorinated propanes not amenable to ionic chlorination conditions are removed from the ionic chlorination product stream, or, are subjected to chemical base dehydrochlorination step. In this way, recycle of intermediates not amenable to ionic chlorination reactions is reduced or avoided, as is the buildup of these intermediates within the process. Selectivity and, in some embodiments, yield of the process is thus enhanced.

SULFURYL CHLORIDE AS CHLORINATING AGENT

The use of sulfuryl chloride, either alone or in combination with chlorine, as a chlorinating agent is disclosed.

PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CHLORINATED ALKANES

Processes for the production of chlorinated alkanes are provided. The present processes comprise catalyzing the addition of at least two chlorine atoms to an alkane and/or alkene with a catalyst system comprising one or more nonmetallic iodides and/or lower than conventional levels of elemental iodine and at least one Lewis acid. The present processes make use of sulfuryl chloride, or chlorine gas, as a chlorinating agent.

PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CHLORINATED ALKANES

Processes for the production of chlorinated alkanes are provided. The present processes comprise catalyzing the chlorination of a feedstream comprising one or more alkanes and/or alkenes with a catalyst system comprising one or more inorganic iodine salts and/or lower than conventional levels of elemental iodine and at least one Lewis acid. The processes are conducted in a nonaqueous media, and so, the one or more inorganic iodine salts are recoverable and/or reusable, in whole or in part.

PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CHLORINATED PROPENES

Processes for the production of chlorinated propenes are provided. The present processes make use of a feedstock comprising 1,2,3-trichloropropane and chlorinates the 1,1,2,3-tetrachloropropane generated by the process prior to a dehydrochlorination step. Production of the less desirable pentachloropropane isomer, 1,1,2,3,3-pentachloropropane, is thus minimized. The present processes provide better reaction yield as compared to conventional processes that require dehydrochlorination of 1,1,2,3-tetrachloropropane prior to chlorinating the same. The present process can also generate anhydrous HCl as a byproduct that can be removed from the process and used as a feedstock for other processes, while limiting the production of waste water, thus providing further time and cost savings.

PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CHLORINATED PROPENES

Processes for the production of chlorinated propenes are provided. The present processes make use of a feedstock comprising 1,2,3-trichloropropane and chlorinates the 1,1,2,3-tetrachloropropane generated by the process prior to a dehydrochlorination step. Production of the less desirable pentachloropropane isomer, 1,1,2,3,3-pentachloropropane, is thus minimized. The present processes provide better reaction yield as compared to conventional processes that require dehydrochlorination of 1,1,2,3-tetrachloropropane prior to chlorinating the same. The present process can also generate anhydrous HCl as a byproduct that can be removed from the process and used as a feedstock for other processes, while limiting the production of waste water, thus providing further time and cost savings.

PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CHLORINATED PROPENES

Processes for the production of chlorinated propenes are provided. The present processes make use of 1,2-dichloropropane, a by-product in the production of chlorohydrin, as a low cost starting material, alone or in combination with 1,2,3-trichloropropane. The present processes can also generate anhydrous HCl as a byproduct that can be removed from the process and used as a feedstock for other processes, providing further time and cost savings. Finally, the processes are advantageously conducted in the liquid phase, thereby presenting additional savings as compared to conventional, gas phase processes.