Melting point |
-86 °C |
Boiling point |
87 °C |
density |
1.463 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.) |
vapor density |
4.5 (vs air) |
vapor pressure |
61 mm Hg ( 20 °C) |
refractive index |
n20/D 1.476(lit.) |
Fp |
90°C |
storage temp. |
0-6°C |
solubility |
Soluble in acetone, ethanol, chloroform, ether (U.S. EPA, 1985), and other organic solvents including bromoform, carbon tetrachloride, methylene chloride, trichloroethylene, and tetrachloroethylene. |
form |
Liquid |
color |
Clear colorless |
Odor |
Chloroform-like; ethereal. |
Water Solubility |
Slightly soluble. 0.11 g/100 mL |
Merck |
14,9639 |
BRN |
1736782 |
Henry's Law Constant |
3.14 at 1.8 °C, 8.47 at 21.6 °C, 19.0 at 40.0 °C, 26.5 at 50 °C, 35.8 at 60 °C, 56.6 at 70 °C (EPICS-GC, Shimotori and Arnold, 2003) |
Exposure limits |
TLV-TWA 50 ppm (~270 mg/m3) (ACGIH), 100 ppm (MSHA and OSHA); TLV-STEL 200 ppm (ACGIH); ceiling 200 ppm (OSHA); carcinogenicity: Animal Lim ited Evidence, Human Inadequate Evidence (IARC). |
Stability: |
Stable. Incompatible with oxidizing agents, aluminium, magnesium, strong bases, reducing agents. Light-sensitive. Reacts violently with many metals, ozone, potassium nitrate, potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide. |
CAS DataBase Reference |
79-01-6(CAS DataBase Reference) |
NIST Chemistry Reference |
Trichloroethylene(79-01-6) |
EPA Substance Registry System |
Ethene, trichloro-(79-01-6) |