ETHYLALUMINUM DICHLORIDE

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO.

563-43-9

ETHYLALUMINUM DICHLORIDE

EINECS NO.

209-248-6

FORMULA C2H5AlCl2
MOL WT. 126.95

H.S. CODE

2931.00

TOXICITY

SYNONYMS Dichloroethyl Aluminum ; Dichloromonoethylaluminum;
Ethyldichloroaluminum; Aluminum, dichloroethyl-; EADC;
SMILES

CLASSIFICATION

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE

white solid

MELTING POINT

32 C
BOILING POINT 115 C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 1.207

SOLUBILITY IN WATER

decomposes
pH
VAPOR DENSITY
AUTOIGNITION

REFRACTIVE INDEX

NFPA RATINGS

Health: 3, Flammability: 4, Reactivity: 3

FLASH POINT

STABILITY

spontaneously combustible in air, reacts violently in contact with water

APPLICATIONS

Ethyldichloroaluminum is used as a catalyst in Ziegler-Natta polimerization process for vinyl, olefin, diene polymerizations and linear oligomerization and cyclization of unsaturated hydrocarbons. It is also used as an alkylation catalyst.
SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

white solid

ALUMINUM

20.0 - 21.5 wt%
CHLORIDE 55.0 - 56.5 wt%
ETHANE 98.0 min (mole %)
N-BUTANE 1.5 max (mole %)
ISOBUTANE 1.0 max (mole %)
HYDROGEN 0.1 max (mole %)
TRANSPORTATION
PACKING 120kgs in dual valve cylinder
HAZARD CLASS

4.2 (Packing group; I)

UN NO.

3052

OTHER INFORMATION