HEXACHLOROETHANE

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
CAS NO. 67-72-1

HEXACHLOROETHANE

EINECS NO. 200-666-4
FORMULA C2Cl6
MOL WT. 236.74
H.S. CODE  
TOXICITY  
SYNONYMS Ethylene hexachloride; 1,1,1,2,2,2-Hexachloroethane;
Avlothane; Carbon hexachloride; Hexachlorethane; Hexachloroethylene; Perchloroethane; Ethane hexachloride; Hexacloroetano; Hexachloroéthane;
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CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL STATE white to off-white crystalline solid
MELTING POINT 185 C (Sublimes)
BOILING POINT  
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 2.05 - 2.15
SOLUBILITY IN WATER

Insoluble

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STABILITY Stable under ordinary conditions

GENERAL DESCRIPTION & APPLICATIONS
Hexachloroethane is a white to off-white crystalline solid; gradually sublimes on exposure to air and decomposes on heating at 300 C producing perchloroethylene and chlorine; insoluble in water; soluble in almost organic solvents including chlorinated hydrocarbons. It is stable in dilute aqueous alkali or acids, but decomposes in strong alkali.  It attacks iron in the presence of moisture. It reacts violently with fine metal powder such as zinc, aluminium, calcium, and magnesium when catalized by nitrate. This application is used for smoke-producing devices. It is also used to remove air bubbles in melted aluminum. Hexachloroethane is also used as an an ingredient in anthelmintic, fungicides, moth repellant and  lubricants.
SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

 white crystals

PURITY

99.8% min

MOISTURE

0.02% max

FREE CHLORINE

Nil

TRANSPORTATION
PACKING 25kgs in bag
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OTHER INFORMATION
Hazard Symbols: XN N, Risk Phrases: 36/37/38-45-51/53, Safety Phrases: 26-36/37/39-45-61