RXMARINE CHEMICAL TAG::
Epichlorohydrin is a highly reactive electrophilic compound and is used in the production of glycerol, plastics, epoxy glues and resins, epoxy diluents and elastomers
PRODUCT NAME | : | EPICHLOROHYDRIN |
CAS number | : | 106-89-8 |
UN number | : | 2023 |
Formula | : | C3H5OC1 |
CHOLOROFORM LIKE | : | |
Solubility in water | : | SLIGHTLY |
Density | : | 1.176 at 20oC |
Boiling point | : | 115 oC |
Melting point | : | -57 oC |
Viscosity | : | 1.12 cp at 20 oC |
Flashpoint | : | 34 oC |
Explosive limits | : | 3.8 – 21 Vol% |
Vapour pressure | : | 17 mbar at 20oC |
Skin absorption/irritation | : | YES |
TLV Country NL Year 1995 | : | 1 S ppm 4 S mg/m3 |
Pollution category 1994 | : | A |
Epichlorohydrin, which is colourless and poorly soluble in water and has a pungent, chloroform-like odour, is converted to 3-chloro-1,2-propanediol (α-chlorohydrin) in an aqueous milieu at a pH of 7 and 20°C