| CAS
NO |
9002-91-9
(Homo)
108-62-3 (Tetramer) |
|
| EINECS
NO. |
unlisted |
| FORMULA |
(CH3CHO)n
n=4
- 6 |
| MOL
WT. |
176.21 |
|
H.S.
CODE
|
2912.50 |
|
TOXICITY
|
Oral
rat LD50: 227 - 600 mg/kg |
| SYNONYMS |
Acetaldehyde
tetramer; Metacetaldehyde; |
| Acetaldehyde,
Polymers; Acetaldehyde, Homopolymer; Antimilace; Limax;
Limovet; Polyacetaldehyde; Schneckokorn; Schnex-schneckentod;
Slugit; Terrasan-schneckentod Gekoernt; |
| SMILES |
acetic
aldehyde polymerization |
|
CLASSIFICATION
|
|
|
PHYSICAL
AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
|
| PHYSICAL
STATE |
white
to off white needle shape solid |
| MELTING
POINT |
246
C (decomposes at 80 C) |
| BOILING
POINT |
|
| SPECIFIC
GRAVITY |
1.27 |
| SOLUBILITY
IN WATER |
insoluble
(slightly soluble in alcohol and ether) |
| pH |
|
| VAPOR
DENSITY |
6.06 |
| AUTOIGNITION |
|
|
REFRACTIVE
INDEX
|
|
| NFPA
RATINGS |
Health:
1 Flammability: 3 Reactivity: 0 |
| FLASH
POINT |
50
C
|
| STABILITY |
Stable
under normal conditions |
|
APPLICATIONS
|
|
Metaldehyde
is the most common molluscicide for controlling
slugs and snails in a very wide range of croplands,
gardens and allotments. It is also used as a fuel.
|
| SALES
SPECIFICATION |
|
APPEARANCE
|
white
to off white needle shape solid |
| ASSAY
(HPLC) |
99.0%
min |
| ACETALDEHYDE |
0.5%
max |
|
TRIMER
|
1.0%
max
|
| TRANSPORTATION |
| PACKING |
25kgs
in drum
|
| HAZARD
CLASS |
4.1
(Packing
Group: III) |
| UN
NO. |
1332 |
| OTHER
INFORMATION |
| Hazard Symbols: XN, Risk Phrases: 10/22, Safety Phrases:
13/25/46 |