Silicon tetrachloride

Silicon tetrachloride
Names
	IUPAC name Tetrachlorosilane
	Other names Silicon tetrachloride ; Tetrachlorosilane
Identifiers
CAS Number	10026-04-7 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	23201 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.030.037
EC Number	233-054-0;
PubChem CID	24816;
RTECS number	VW0525000;
UNII	96L75U0BM3 ;
UN number	1818
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID0029711 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/Cl4Si/c1-5(2,3)4 Key: FDNAPBUWERUEDA-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/Cl4Si/c1-5(2,3)4;
	SMILES [Si](Cl)(Cl)(Cl)Cl;
Properties
Chemical formula	SiCl4
Molar mass	169.90 g/mol
Appearance	Colourless liquid
Density	1.483 g/cm3
Melting point	−68.74 °C (−91.73 °F; 204.41 K)
Boiling point	57.65 °C (135.77 °F; 330.80 K)
Solubility in water	Reacts to form silica
Solubility	soluble in benzene, toluene, chloroform, ether
Vapor pressure	25.9 kPa at 20 °C
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)	−88.3·10−6 cm3/mol
Structure
Crystal structure	Tetrahedral
Coordination geometry	4
Thermochemistry
Std molar; entropy (S⦵298)	240 J·mol−1·K−1
Std enthalpy of; formation (ΔfH⦵298)	−687 kJ·mol−1
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Warning
Hazard statements	H315, H319, H335
Precautionary statements	P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)	3 0 2 W
Safety data sheet (SDS)	ICSC 0574 MSDS
Related compounds
Other anions	Silicon tetrafluoride; Silicon tetrabromide; Silicon tetraiodide
Other cations	Carbon tetrachloride; Germanium tetrachloride; Tin(IV) chloride; Titanium tetrachloride
Related chlorosilanes	Chlorosilane; Dichlorosilane; Trichlorosilane
Supplementary data page
	Silicon tetrachloride (data page)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Silicon tetrachloride or tetrachlorosilane is the inorganic compound with the formula SiCl₄. It is a colorless volatile liquid that fumes in air. It is used to produce high purity silicon and silica for commercial applications. It is a part of the chlorosilane family.

^ P. W. Schenk (1963). "Phosphorus(V) fluoride". In G. Brauer (ed.). Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry, 2nd Ed. Vol. 1. NY, NY: Academic Press. pp. 282–683.
^ ^a ^b Zumdahl, S. S. (2009). Chemical Principles (6th ed.). Houghton Mifflin. p. A22. ISBN 978-0-618-94690-7.

[Brauer-1] P. W. Schenk (1963). "Phosphorus(V) fluoride". In G. Brauer (ed.). Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry, 2nd Ed. Vol. 1. NY, NY: Academic Press. pp. 282–683.

[b1-2] Zumdahl, S. S. (2009). Chemical Principles (6th ed.). Houghton Mifflin. p. A22. ISBN 978-0-618-94690-7.

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