UNSPSC 51272504: Trichloroethylene

This classification denotes a carcinogenic chlorinated hydrocarbon with the molecular formula C2HCl3, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 290YE8AR51, chemically known as 1,2,2-trichloroethylene but generally known as trichloroethylene, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 6575. European Medicines Agency schedules Trichloroethylene in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB11265MIG. The term TRICHLOROETHYLENE is an International Non-Proprietary Name.

World Health Organization schedules trichloroethylene in its Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification. As of Q4 2014, TRICHLOROETHYLENE remains the US FDA Preferred Term for this commodity. Trichloroethylene bears US NLM identifiers UMLS ID C0040905 and NCI Concept Code C44459. SMILES: CL/C(=C/CL)CL.

UNSPSC 51272504 Trichloroethylene, a Commodity code, shows no recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The three recent opportunities tagged to this code — naloxone and drug deactivation systems for a Florida county health department, a Texas pharmacy benefit management RFI, and a multi-state cooperative purchasing agreement for generic pharmaceuticals and OTC products — fall outside the chemical solvent category the code nominally describes. The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in the source data or a jurisdictional practice of applying a broad chemical code to pharmaceutical procurement records, but the underlying work being solicited bears no relationship to trichloroethylene procurement. State and local governments do not appear to be buying trichloroethylene as a standalone commodity through competitive bidding at this time based on the available recent opportunity records.

No representative procurement activity under this code is present in the current dataset. Business development professionals evaluating trichloroethylene supply to state and local agencies should monitor industrial cleaning, environmental remediation, and manufacturing-support procurement streams rather than rely on this UNSPSC classification for lead generation. The code's low visibility in recent state and local solicitation activity warrants either direct outreach to environmental agencies and facilities management departments or pivot to alternative procurement channels.