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CHLORAL | ||
PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION |
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CAS NO. | 75-87-6 |
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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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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES |
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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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FLASH POINT | 75 C | |
STABILITY | Stable under ordinary conditions | |
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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 |
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MOISTURE |
0.1% max |
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UN NO. | 2075 | |
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