DICHLORODIMETHYL ETHER

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO.

4885-02-3

DICHLORODIMETHYL ETHER

EINECS NO. 225-498-9
FORMULA Cl2CHOCH3
MOL WT. 114.96

H.S. CODE

 
TOXICITY  
SYNONYMS alpha,alpha-Dichloromethyl methyl ether;
Diclorometoximetano; Dichlorométhoxyméthane; 1,1-Dichlorodimethyl ether;
DERIVATION  

CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE  
MELTING POINT  
BOILING POINT 85 C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 1.27
SOLUBILITY IN WATER Insoluble
pH  
VAPOR DENSITY  

AUTOIGNITION

 

NFPA RATINGS

Health: 1; Flammability: 0; Reactivity: 0

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 
FLASH POINT 42 C
STABILITY stable under ordinary conditions

GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATIONS

Dichlorodimethyl ether is used in the synthesis of other compounds (particularly via Friedel-Crafts alkylation) and plastics particularly ion exchange resins.
SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

clear liquid

ASSAY

98.0% min

COLOR, APHA

100 max

TRANSPORTATION

PACKING  
HAZARD CLASS 3 (Packing Group: II)
UN NO. 2924
OTHER INFORMATION
Hazard Symbols: T C, Risk Phrases: 10-20/21/22-34, Safety Phrases: 26-36/37/39-45