Epichlorohydrin
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| Epichlorohydrin | |
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| Image:Epichlorohydrin.png | |
| Chemical name | chloromethyloxirane |
| Other names | epichlorohydrin 1-chloro-2,3-epoxypropane γ-chloropropylene oxide glycidyl chloride |
| Chemical formula | C3H5ClO |
| Molecular mass | 92.52 g/mol |
| CAS number | [106-89-8] |
| Density | 1.1812 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | -25.6 °C |
| Boiling point | 117.9 °C |
| SMILES | C1C2(O1)C2Cl |
| NFPA 704 | |
| Disclaimer and references | |
Epichlorohydrin is reactive organic compound. It is an epoxide and an organochloride. It is a colorless liquid with a pungent, garlic-like odor that is insoluble in water, but miscible with most polar organic solvents. Epichlorohydrin is a highly reactive compound and will polymerize upon treatment with acid or strong base.
Epichlorohydrin is manufactured from propylene through the intermediacy of allyl chloride. The major industrial use of epichlorohydrin is in the production of glycerin. It is also used as a building block in the manufacture of plastics, epoxy resins, phenoxy resins and other polymers. It used as a solvent for cellulose, resins and paints and it has found use as an insect fumigant.
Epichlorohydrin is flammable, toxic and carcinogenic.
[edit] References
- Merck Index, 12th Edition, 3648.
- Fact sheet for epichlorohydrin
