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1.06044

Supelco

Dichloromethane

for liquid chromatography LiChrosolv®

Synonym(s):

DCM, Methylene chloride, Methylene dichloride, Methylene chloride

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
CH2Cl2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
84.93
Beilstein:
1730800
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12191502
EC Index Number:
200-838-9
NACRES:
NA.03

vapor density

2.9 (vs air)

Quality Level

vapor pressure

24.45 psi ( 55 °C)
6.83 psi ( 20 °C)

product line

LiChrosolv®

grade

isocratic

Assay

≥99.9% (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

1223 °F
605 °C (DIN 51794)

potency

1600 mg/kg LD50, oral (Rat)
>2000 mg/kg LD50, skin (Rat)

contains

2-methyl-2-butene as stabilizer

expl. lim.

22 %

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable

impurities

≤0.0002 meq/g Acidity
≤0.0002 meq/g Alkalinity
≤0.01% Water

evapn. residue

≤5.0 mg/L

transmittance

240 nm, ≥70%
245 nm, ≥90%
260 nm, ≥99%

refractive index

n20/D 1.424 (lit.)

pH

7 (20 °C)

bp

39.8-40 °C (lit.)

mp

-95 °C
−95 °C (lit.)

solubility

20 g/L

density

1.325 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

2-30°C

SMILES string

ClCCl

InChI

1S/CH2Cl2/c2-1-3/h1H2

InChI key

YMWUJEATGCHHMB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

LiChrosolv® solvents exhibit high degree of UV transmittance, low particle count, low acidity and alkalinity and low evaporation residue level. This makes them ideal for reproducible separations.
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Application

Intended for HPLC and UHPLC-MS applications.

Features and Benefits

  • suitability tested and specified for UHPLC-MS and UHPLC-UV: for analytical flexibility
  • specified quality in positive and negative in positive and negative electrospray ionization (ESI) and atmospheric-pressure chemical ionization-mass spectrometry (APCI-MS) for lowest detection limits and confidence in analyses for all important MS modes (test 1)
    —ESI/APCI (+) < 2 ppb
    —ESI/APCI (-) < 10 ppb
  • lowest impurity profile: for interference-free baselines (test 2)
  • microfiltered through 0.2 μm filter (test 3) to provide:
    —a long lifespan to filters and mechanical parts of HPLC systems
    —reduced risk of column clogging
  • packed in borosilicate glass bottles for minimum metal ion contaminations
  • lowest levels of trace metal impurities for a minimum metal ion adduct formation
    —< 5ppb
  • lowest level of polyethylene glycol (PEG) impurities in UHPLC-MS solvent lineup (PEG S/N signal-to-noise-ratio < 50)

Preparation Note

Product filtered through a 0.2 μm filter

Analysis Note

Purity (GC): ≥ 99.9 %
Identity (IR): conforms
Acidity: ≤ 0.0002 meq/g
Alkalinity: ≤ 0.0002 meq/g
Transmission (at 240 nm): ≥ 70 %
Transmission (at 245 nm): ≥ 90 %
Transmission (from 260 nm): ≥ 99 %
Evaporation residue: ≤ 5.0 mg/l
Water: ≤ 0.01 %
The product is stabilized with 2-Methyl-2-buten.
Filtered by 0.2 µm filter

Other Notes

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Legal Information

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

Pictograms

Health hazardExclamation mark

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Carc. 2 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Central nervous system

Storage Class Code

6.1D - Non-combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic hazardous materials or hazardous materials causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

does not flash

Flash Point(C)

does not flash


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