methyl chloride basic information |
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methyl chloride chemical properties |
mp |
−97 °c(lit.) |
bp |
−24.2 °c(lit.) |
density |
0.915 g/ml at 25 °c(lit.) |
vapor density |
1.74 (vs air) |
vapor pressure |
3796 mm hg ( 20 °c) |
refractive index |
1.0007 |
fp |
<-30 °f |
storage temp. |
2-8°c |
merck |
13,6069 |
stability: |
stable. may react violently or explosively with interhalogens, magnesium, zinc, potassium, sodium or their alloys. incompatible with natural rubber and neoprene composites, but does not attack pva. highly flammable. may decompose upon exposure to moist air or water. |
cas database reference |
74-87-3(cas database reference) |
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methyl chloride usage and synthesis |
chemical properties |
colourless gas |
general description |
a colorless gas with a faint sweet odor. shipped as a liquid under its vapor pressure. a leak may either be liquid or vapor. contact with the liquid may cause frostbite by evaporative cooling. easily ignited. vapors heavier than air. can asphyxiate by the displacement of air. under prolonged exposure to fire or intense heat the containers may rupture violently and rocket. used to make other chemicals and as a herbicide. |
air & water reactions |
highly flammable. |
reactivity profile |
methyl chloride can react vigorously with oxidizing agents. may react explosively with sodium, potassium, sodium-potassium alloy, magnesium, zinc. reacts with aluminum powder in the presence of catalytic amounts of aluminum chloride to form pyrophoric trimethylaluminum. when heated to decomposition, methyl chloride emits highly toxic fumes of chlorine [bretherick, 5th ed., 1995, p. 176]. |
health hazard |
inhalation causes nausea, vomiting, weakness, headache, emotional disturbances; high concentrations cause mental confusion, eye disturbances, muscular tremors, cyanosis, convulsions. contact of liquid with skin may cause frostbite. |
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methyl chloride preparation products and raw materials |
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