Molecular Formula | C3H4Cl2 |
Molar Mass | 110.97 |
Density | 1.198g/mLat 25°C(lit.) |
Boling Point | 97-112°C(lit.) |
Flash Point | 78°F |
Water Solubility | 2.8g/L(20 ºC) |
Solubility | Miscible with acetone, benzene, carbon tetrachloride, heptane, methanol (Worthing and Hance,1991), methylene chloride, chloroform, trichloroethylene, and 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane. |
Vapor Presure | 79.1 at 50 °C, 523.5 at 100 °C (Wilding et al., 2002) |
Appearance | neat |
Specific Gravity | 1.217 |
Color | Colorless to Light yellow to Light orange |
Exposure Limit | ACGIH TLV: TWA 1 ppm for cis and trans isomers (adopted). |
Merck | 14,3075 |
Storage Condition | 0-6°C |
Stability | Stable. Flammable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, aluminium, aluminium alloys, some metal salts and halogens. May be light sensitive. |
Refractive Index | n20/D 1.472(lit.) |
MDL | MFCD00000985 |
Risk Codes | R10 - Flammable R20/21 - Harmful by inhalation and in contact with skin. R25 - Toxic if swallowed R36/37/38 - Irritating to eyes, respiratory system and skin. R43 - May cause sensitization by skin contact R50/53 - Very toxic to aquatic organisms, may cause long-term adverse effects in the aquatic environment. R40 - Limited evidence of a carcinogenic effect R22 - Harmful if swallowed R39/23/24/25 - R23/24/25 - Toxic by inhalation, in contact with skin and if swallowed. R11 - Highly Flammable R52/53 - Harmful to aquatic organisms, may cause long-term adverse effects in the aquatic environment. R65 - Harmful: May cause lung damage if swallowed R24/25 - R20 - Harmful by inhalation |
Safety Description | S36/37 - Wear suitable protective clothing and gloves. S45 - In case of accident or if you feel unwell, seek medical advice immediately (show the label whenever possible.) S60 - This material and its container must be disposed of as hazardous waste. S61 - Avoid release to the environment. Refer to special instructions / safety data sheets. S16 - Keep away from sources of ignition. S7 - Keep container tightly closed. |
UN IDs | UN 1992 3/PG 3 |
WGK Germany | 3 |
RTECS | UC8310000 |
HS Code | 29032990 |
Hazard Class | 3.2 |
Packing Group | III |
Toxicity | LC50 (96-hour) for bluegill sunfish 7.1 mg/L and rainbow trout 7.1 mg/L (Worthing and Hance, 1991); acute oral LD50 of the isomeric mixture for male and female rats 713 and 470 mg/kg, respectively (Verschueren, 1983). |
Henry's Law Constant | 1.3 x 10-3 atm?m3/mol (Pankow and Rosen, 1988)0.793 x 10-3 atm?m3/mol at 20 °C, 1.87 at 40 °C (static headspace-GC, Kim et al., 2003) |
NIST chemical information | Information provided by: webbook.nist.gov (external link) |
EPA chemical information | Information provided by: ofmpub.epa.gov (external link) |
use | insecticides, herbicides, pharmaceutical intermediates |
category | flammable liquid |
flammability hazard characteristics | flammable; toxic chloride fumes from the fire site |
storage and transportation characteristics | warehouse ventilation and low temperature drying; separate from oxidant storage and transportation |
fire extinguishing agent | dry powder, carbon dioxide, foam |
toxic substance data | information provided by: pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (external link) |