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CN

31059

α,α-Dichlorotoluene

PESTANAL®, analytical standard

Synonym(s):

(Dichloromethyl)benzene, Benzal chloride

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Linear Formula:
C6H5CHCl2
CAS Number:
98-87-3
Molecular Weight:
161.03
EC Number:
202-709-2
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329753633
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1099407
MDL number:
MFCD00000829

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InChI key

CAHQGWAXKLQREW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C7H6Cl2/c8-7(9)6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5,7H

SMILES string

ClC(Cl)c1ccccc1

grade

analytical standard

vapor pressure

0.3 mmHg ( 20 °C)

product line

PESTANAL®

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

bp

82 °C/10 mmHg (lit.)

mp

−17-−15 °C (lit.)

density

1.254 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

General description

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Legal Information

PESTANAL is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Carc. 2 - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

199.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

93 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

Regulatory Information

危险化学品
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Occupational exposure to benzyl chloride and benzyl chloride due to contaminated butyl benzyl phthalate.
L Rittfeldt et al.
Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health, 9(4), 367-368 (1983-08-01)
Benzal chloride.
IARC monographs on the evaluation of the carcinogenic risk of chemicals to humans, 29, 65-72 (1982-05-01)
Carlos Eduardo Verdiani de Carvalho et al.
Acta cirurgica brasileira, 21(1), 43-46 (2006-02-24)
To investigate the effects of intrinsic denervation of the jejunum after the extensive intestinal resection in rats. Thirty male Wistar rats were distributed into three groups, depending on the experimental procedure: Group C (control), Group R (resection) and Group D
K Fukuda et al.
Gan, 72(5), 655-664 (1981-10-01)
The carcinogenicity of benzyl chloride (BYC), benzal chloride (BAC), benzotrichloride (BTC) and benzoyl chloride (BOC), which were suspected as causative agents of lung cancer and maxillary malignant lymphoma of workers employed in factories producing BOC, was examined by skin applications
Lung cancer mortality among workers in a factory manufacturing chlorinated toluenes: 1961-84.
T Sorahan et al.
British journal of industrial medicine, 46(6), 425-427 (1989-06-01)

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