CHLORAL

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO. 75-87-6

CHLORAL

EINECS NO. 200-911-5
FORMULA Cl3CCHO
MOL WT. 147.38
H.S. CODE 2903.13
TOXICITY  
SYNONYMS 2,2,2-Trichloroacetaldehyde; Chloral, anhydrous; Cloralio;
Trichloroethanal; Trichloroacetaldehyde; Tricloroacetaldehído (Spanish); Trichloroacétaldéhyde (French); Trichloracetaldehyd (German);
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CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE clear to yellow liquid
MELTING POINT -57 C
BOILING POINT 98 C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 1.58 - 1.62
SOLUBILITY IN WATER Soluble
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AUTOIGNITION

 

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FLASH POINT 75 C
STABILITY Stable under ordinary conditions

APPLICATIONS

Chloral, chlorinated low mole weight aldehyde, is used in manufacturing chloral hydrate (used in manufacturing pharmaceuticals especially anesthetic or hypnotic depressants ) and pesticides (DDT, Dichlorvos) and in other organic synthesis.
SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

clear to yellow liquid
PURITY

98.0% min

MOISTURE

0.1% max

TRANSPORTATION
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HAZARD CLASS  
UN NO. 2075
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