UNSPSC 51452501: Tetrachloroethylene

This classification denotes a carcinogenic chlorinated hydrocarbon with the molecular formula C2Cl4, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier TJ904HH8SN, chemically known as 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethylene but generally known as tetrachloroethylene, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 31373. As of Q4 2014, TETRACHLOROETHYLENE remains the US FDA Preferred Term for this commodity. Tetrachloroethylene bears US NLM identifiers UMLS ID C0039637 and NCI Concept Code C44451. SMILES: C(=C(CL)CL)(CL)CL.

UNSPSC 51452501 Tetrachloroethylene is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity. The recent opportunities posted under this code—naloxone procurement, direct-to-manufacturer pharmacy programs, medical and first aid supplies for fire rescue, and generic pharmaceuticals through cooperative purchasing—involve pharmaceutical products, medical equipment, and supply-chain management rather than tetrachloroethylene, a solvent chemical used primarily in industrial dry cleaning, metal degreasing, and vapor degreasing applications. The mismatch between the code's chemical scope and the health-care and pharmaceutical focus of the tagged opportunities suggests either miscoding by the issuing bodies or that this Commodity code does not align with current state and local procurement practice.

No recent state and local solicitations for tetrachloroethylene or related industrial solvents appear in the available opportunities block. Buyers pursuing tetrachloroethylene procurement should monitor family-level or class-level codes in the chemical or industrial-supplies taxonomy or confirm the correct Commodity code assignment with their target jurisdictions, as the current code tag does not reliably predict relevant opportunities.