Tetrachlorodinitroethane

Tetrachlorodinitroethane
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloro-1,2-dinitroethane
	Other names Tetrachlordinitroethane
Identifiers
CAS Number	67226-85-1;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	87805;
PubChem CID	97280;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID60217536 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C2Cl4N2O4/c3-1(4,7(9)10)2(5,6)8(11)12 Key: VDUMCAJVLOJOCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES C(C([N+](=O)[O-])(Cl)Cl)([N+](=O)[O-])(Cl)Cl;
Properties
Chemical formula	C2Cl4N2O4
Molar mass	257.83 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Tetrachlorodinitroethane is a chlorinated nitroalkane produced by nitration of tetrachloroethylene with dinitrogen tetroxide or fuming nitric acid.^[1]^[2]^[3] It's a powerful lachrymatory agent and pulmonary agent that is six times more toxic than chloropicrin.^[3] Tetrachlorodinitroethane may be used as a fumigant.^[4]

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Tetrachlorodinitroethane was discovered by Hermann Kolbe in 1869 by reacting tetrachloroethylene and dinitrogen tetroxide.^[5]

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