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Dichloromethane

biotech. grade, 99.9%, contains 40-150 ppm amylene as stabilizer

Synonym(s):

methylene chloride, Methylene chloride

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
CH2Cl2
CAS Number:
75-09-2
Molecular Weight:
84.93
Beilstein:
1730800
EC Number:
200-838-9
MDL number:
MFCD00000881
UNSPSC Code:
12352101
PubChem Substance ID:
329757453
NACRES:
NA.04

grade

biotech. grade

Quality Level

100

vapor density

2.9 (vs air)

vapor pressure

24.45 psi ( 55 °C)
6.83 psi ( 20 °C)

Assay

99.9%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

1223 °F

contains

40-150 ppm amylene as stabilizer

expl. lim.

22 %

impurities

<0.002% water

evapn. residue

<0.0003%

refractive index

n20/D 1.424 (lit.)

bp

39.8-40 °C (lit.)

mp

−95 °C (lit.)

density

1.325 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

λ

H2O reference

UV absorption

λ: 235 nm Amax: 1.0
λ: 240 nm Amax: 0.20
λ: 250 nm Amax: 0.05
λ: 260 nm Amax: 0.02
λ: 340-400 nm Amax: 0.01

SMILES string

ClCCl

InChI

1S/CH2Cl2/c2-1-3/h1H2

InChI key

YMWUJEATGCHHMB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Preparation Note

Product filtered through a 0.2 μm filter

Pictograms

Health hazardExclamation mark
GHS08,GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H315,H319,H336,H351

Hazard Classifications

Carc. 2 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Central nervous system

Storage Class Code

6.1D - Non-combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic hazardous materials or hazardous materials causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

does not flash

Flash Point(C)

does not flash

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