Carbon Tetrachloride Overview Carbon tetrachloride (CAR-bun tet-ra-KLOR-ide) is a colorless, nonflammable liquid with a sweetish odor and a density 1.5 times that of water. The compound is classified as a halogenated hydrocarbon because all of the...

Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) is a clear, colorless, nonflammable liquid composed of one carbon atom and four chlorine atoms. It has historically been used as a solvent but in recent years concerns over its negative effects on health and the environment...

1.831 g.cm-3 at -186 °C (solid) 1.809 g.cm-3 at -80 °C...

ABSTRACT: The use of many halogenated alkanes such as carbon tetrachloride (CCI^sub 4^), chloroform (CHCl^sub 3^) or iodoform (CHI^sub 3^), has been banned or severely restricted because of their distinct toxicity. Yet CCI^sub 4^ continues to provide an important service today as a model...

Sir, The plant face=+Italic; Adhatoda vasicaface=-Italic; Nees (AV) of the face=+Italic; Acanthaceaeface=-Italic; family has been used for thousands of years in India. Extracts of the leaves of AV are extensively used in cough, asthma, bronchitis, tuberculosis, inflammation and allergy.[1 ],[2 ],[3 ] Several...