Why is CCl4 named as tetrachloromethane?

Subject: Why is CCl4 named as tetrachloromethane?

Date: Thu Oct 1 05:01:27 1998
Posted by Winnie Hauw
Grade level: 10-12
School: SRL
City: HK State/Province: No state entered.
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Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 907236087.Ch

Message:


I have just got a chmeistry test today, and I am wondering why CCl4 
is named as tetrachloromethane/carbon tetrachloride?? Why not call 
carbon (IV) chloride<-----accroding to stock system??When and in what 
circumstances will we name a compound like: CS2, why do we call it as 
carbon disulphide and not carbon sulphide?

Thank you for your answer.

P.S. this website can help a lot of people who have so many questions.
     Keep it up!!!

Winnie Hauw

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