Dichlorocarbene

Name:
Dichlorocarbene
Detailed information:

M Formula:	CCl2
Properties:
Exists only at low temperature and pressure, fp −114C, bp −20C, decomposes on distillation at normal pressure to hexachloroethane and hexachlorobenzene.
Derivation:
Reaction of carbon tetrachloride vapor with carbon at 1300C and 10−3 mm Hg.
Hazard:
Explosive reaction with carbon, forms phosgene on reaction with oxygen.
Use:
Research.