25237-06-3

Usage

Group

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs)

Physical State

Colorless liquid

Solubility

Insoluble in water

Primary Use

Reactive intermediate in the production of other chemicals

Secondary Use

Solvent in the manufacturing of plastics, pharmaceuticals, and other industrial products

Toxicity

Highly toxic

Environmental Impact

Can cause harm to the environment

Human Health Risk

Can cause harm to human health

Regulatory Status

Listed as a hazardous air pollutant

International Treaties

Targeted for phase-out or restriction under various international treaties due to harmful effects

InChI:InChI=1/C4H4Cl6/c5-1(3(7)8)2(6)4(9)10/h1-4H

Upstream product

• 79-34-5 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 
• 2984-40-9 1,3,4,4-tetrachloro-1-butene 
• 2984-42-1 1,4-dichloro-1,3-butadiene 
• 67-66-3 chloroform 
• 7782-50-5 chlorine 
• 156-60-5 trans-1,2-dichloroethylene 

Downstream Products

• 1637-31-6 1,2,3,4-tetrachloro-buta-1,3-diene 
• 36038-53-6 1,1,4,4-tetrachloro-1,3-butadiene 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

SYNTHESIS OF POLYHALOGENOBUTADIENES AND THEIR FUNCTIONAL DERIVATIVES FROM THE 1,2-DICHLOROETHYLENE DIMER

Methods for the production of various polyhalogenobutadienes, including mixed compounds, were developed on the basis of the readily obtainable 1,2-dichloroethylene dimer 1,3,4,4-tetrachloro-1-butene.The reaction of the synthesized dienes with nitrating ag

Products and reaction pats in the liquid phase oxidation of trans-1,2-dichloroethene with oxygen

Ultraviolet initiated liquid phase oxidation of neat trans-1,2-dichloroethene (1a) with oxigen at 30 deg C afforded ca. 45percent of the combined Cl-products CO, CO2, and phosgene as well as nine oxygenated and nine non-oxygenated chlorinated organic products.Major oxigenated products were cis- and trans-2,3-dichlorooxirane (6a, b) and 1,2,2-trichloroethyl formate (13); minor products were e.g., meso and rac bis(1,2,2-trichloroethyl)ether (11c, d) and dichloromethyl 1,2,2,-trichloroethyl ether (12).The mode of formation of all products is rationalized by a unified reaction scheme.