English Name: trichloroethylene
CAS No.: 79-01-6
Molecular formula: C2HCl3
Molecular weight: 131.39
EINECS No.: 201-167-4
Melting point: - 86 ° C
Boiling point: 87 ° C
Density: 1.463 g / ml at 25 ° C (lit.)
Uses: excellent solvent, used as metal surface treatment agent, cleaner before electroplating and painting, metal degreaser and extractant of fat, oil and paraffin. It is used in organic synthesis and pesticide production. Trichloroethylene is used to produce tetrachloroethylene, which can be used as an intestinal insect repellent; It is used to produce hexachloroethane as an insect repellent for animals to prevent and control liver leech disease, stomach leech disease, clonorchiasis and nematode disease in ruminants.