Chemical Properties
clear colorless to pink-brownish liquid
Uses
It is an important raw material and intermediate used in organic synthesis, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and dyestuff.
General Description
Colorless to yellow liquid with an odor of chloroform. Sinks in water. Produces irritating vapor.
Air & Water Reactions
Highly flammable. Insoluble in water.
Reactivity Profile
2,3-Dichloropropene is incompatible with strong oxidizers.
Health Hazard
INHALATION: Vapors are poisonous, painful and irritating. Headache and dizziness may occur. Overexposure may cause liver and kidney damage and even death. EYES: Irritation and lacrimation. May cause transient corneal injury. SKIN: Slight irritation, readily absorbed in toxic amounts causing headache and dizziness and other systematic symptoms. INGESTION: Acute gastrointestinal distress with pulmonary congestion and edema. CNS Depression.
Safety Profile
Poison by ingestion.
Moderately toxic by inhalation and skin
contact. Human mutation data reported. A
severe skin irritant. A very dangerous fire
hazard when exposed to heat, flame, or
oxidizers. When heated to decomposition
it emits toxic fumes of Cl-. See also
CHLORINATED HYDROCARBONS,
ALIPHATIC .
