Chloroform
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Chloroform, or trichloromethane, is an organochloride with the formula CHCl3 and a common solvent. It is a volatile, colorless, sweet-smelling, dense liquid produced on a large scale as a precursor to
Chloroform in its liquid state shown in a test tube
Antique bottles of chloroform
Carbon tetrachloride
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Carbon tetrachloride, also known by many other names, is an organic compound with the chemical formula CCl4. It is a volatile, non-flammable, dense, colourless liquid with a chloroform-like sweet odou
Chloroform
…radical halogenation occurs, converting these precursors to progressively more chlorinated compounds: Chloroform undergoes further chlorination to yield carbon tetrachloride (CCl4): The output of this process is a mixture of the four chloromethanes: chloromethane, methylene chloride (dichloromethane), trichloromethane…
Carbon tetrachloride
Dilute iodine solution in carbon tetrachloride
A brass Pyrene carbon tetrachloride fire extinguisher
A Red Comet brand glass globe ("fire grenade") containing carbon tetrachloride