Product Name: Epichlorohydrin
Synonyms: (chloromethyl)ethyleneoxide;(chloromethyl)-oxiran;New product 99.9% purity CAS 106-89-8 Epichlorohydrin CAS NO.106-89-8 Manufacturers wholesale;γ-Chloropropyleneoxide;CHLOROMETHYLOXIRANE;EPICHLOROHYDRINE;EPICHLORHYDRIN;G-CHLOROPROPYLENE OXIDE
CAS: 106-89-8
MF: C3H5ClO
MW: 92.52
EINECS: 203-439-8
Product Categories: organic chemical;Building Blocks;Chemical Synthesis;Epoxides;Organic Building Blocks;Oxygen Compounds;-;Chlorepoxypropane (Epichlorohydrin);Organics;Oxiranes;Simple 3-Membered Ring Compounds;Pharmaceutical Intermedaites
Mol File: 106-89-8.mol
Epichlorohydrin Structure
Epichlorohydrin Chemical Properties
Melting point -57 °C
Boiling point 115-117 °C(lit.)
alpha -1~+1°(D/20℃)(c=1,CH3OH)
density 1.183 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
vapor density 3.2 (vs air)
vapor pressure 13.8 mm Hg ( 21.1 °C)
refractive index n20/D 1.438(lit.)
Fp 93 °F
storage temp. Refrigerator (+4°C) + Flammables area
solubility 65.9g/l
form Liquid
color APHA: ≤20
Specific Gravity 1.183 (20/4℃)
Odor Pungent, garlic; sweet, pungent; like chloroform.
explosive limit 3.8-21%(V)
Water Solubility 6 g/100 mL (10 ºC)
FreezingPoint -57.2℃
Merck 14,3611
BRN 79785
Henry's Law Constant 3.42(x 10-5 atm?m3/mol) at 25 °C (static headspace-GC, Welke et al., 1998)
Exposure limits TLV-TWA(skin) 8 mg/m3 (2 ppm) (ACGIH); STEL (15 min) 19 mg/m3 (5 ppm) (NIOSH).
Stability: Stability Unstable. Flammable - note wide explosion limits and low flash point. Vapours may flow along surfaces to source of ignition. Contact with strong oxidisers may lead to fire. Incompatible with strong acids, strong bases, strong oxidizing agents, metal salts, amines, aluminium, chlorine and a variety of chlorine compounds, most com
CAS DataBase Reference 106-89-8(CAS DataBase Reference)
NIST Chemistry Reference Oxirane, (chloromethyl)-(106-89-8)
EPA Substance Registry System Oxirane, (chloromethyl)-(106-89-8)