ISOBUTYLALUMINUM DICHLORIDE

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
CAS NO.

1888-87-5

ISOBUTYLALUMINUM DICHLORIDE

EINECS NO. 217-563-5
FORMULA (CH3)2CHCH2AlCl2
MOL WT. 155

H.S. CODE

2931.00

TOXICITY
SYNONYMS Dichloro(2-methylpropyl)-Aluminum; IBADC;
SMILES

CLASSIFICATION

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL STATE clear to pale yellow liquid

MELTING POINT

 -30
BOILING POINT 242
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 1.120

SOLUBILITY IN WATER

 decomposes
pH
VAPOR DENSITY
AUTOIGNITION

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 1.4600
NFPA RATINGS

Health: 3, Flammability: 3, Reactivity: 3

FLASH POINT

STABILITY

spontaneously combustible in air, reacts violently in contact with water

APPLICATIONS

Isobutylaluminum dichloride 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

clear to yellow liquid

ALUMINUM

 16.8 - 17.7 wt%
CHLORIDE 43.5 - 46.5 wt%
METHANE 1.0 max (mole%)
ETHANE 2.0 max (mole%)
N-BUTANE 0.6 max (mole%)
ISOBUTANE 96.0 min (mole%)
HYDROGEN 0.5 max (mole%)
TRANSPORTATION
PACKING 105kgs in dual valve cylinder
HAZARD CLASS

4.2 (Packing group; I)

UN NO.

3052

OTHER INFORMATION