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Substitute for carbon tetrachloride

polmyerssss - 3-1-2019 at 21:19

Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone knew of a good substitute for carbon tetrachloride? I am making nylon 6,6 through adipoyl chloride, and need something that help form adipoyl chloride.

Thanks

EilOr - 3-1-2019 at 22:55

Carbon tetrachloride can be nearly always be subsitute with Chloroform

If chlorform isn't available, I this case I would use low boiling petrol ether (or pentane/hexane etc.) . I used pentane myself for Nylon 6,6. it also works good enough.



[Edited on 4-1-2019 by EilOr]

Ubya - 4-1-2019 at 00:43

i used dichloromethane and the reaction worked without any problems