| Melting point |
9 °C |
| Boiling point |
131-132 °C(lit.) |
| Density |
2.18 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.) |
| vapor density |
~6.5 (vs air) |
| vapor pressure |
11.7 mm Hg ( 25 °C) |
| refractive index |
n20/D 1.539(lit.) |
| Flash point |
132°C |
| storage temp. |
0-6°C |
| solubility |
water: soluble250 part |
| form |
Liquid |
| color |
Clear colorless to pale yellow |
| Odor |
Mild, sweet odor detectable at 10 ppm |
| Odor Threshold |
10 ppm |
| Water Solubility |
4 g/L (20 ºC) |
| Sensitive |
Light Sensitive |
| Merck |
14,3796 |
| BRN |
605266 |
| Henry's Law Constant |
7.58(x 10-4 atm?m3/mol) at 25 °C (static headspace-GC, Welke et al., 1998) |
| Exposure limits |
NIOSH REL: TWA 0.045 ppm, 15-min C 0.13 ppm, IDLH 100 ppm;
OSHA PEL: TWA 20 ppm, C 30 ppm, 5-min peak 50 ppm;ACGIH TLV: suspected human
carcinogen. |
| Dielectric constant |
4.75 |
| Stability |
Stable, but may be light sensitive. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, magnesium, alkali metals. |
| CAS DataBase Reference |
106-93-4(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| IARC |
2A (Vol. 15, Sup 7, 71) 1999 |
| NIST Chemistry Reference |
Ethane, 1,2-dibromo-(106-93-4) |
| EPA Substance Registry System |
Ethylene dibromide (106-93-4) |