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Sigma-Aldrich

Dichloromethane

purification grade

Synonym(s):

Methylene chloride

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
CH2Cl2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
84.93
Beilstein:
1730800
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352101
PubChem Substance ID:

grade

purification grade

vapor density

2.9 (vs air)

vapor pressure

24.45 psi ( 55 °C)
6.83 psi ( 20 °C)

Assay

≥99.75%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

1223 °F

expl. lim.

22 %

evapn. residue

≤0.0005%

refractive index

n20/D 1.424 (lit.)

bp

39.8-40 °C (lit.)

mp

−95 °C (lit.)

density

1.325 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

ClCCl

InChI

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

InChI key

YMWUJEATGCHHMB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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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

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Vibrational Relaxation in Liquid Dichloromethane.
Hunter JL and Dardy HD.
J. Chem. Phys. , 42(8), 2961-2966 (1965)
Vitamin B12-mediated hydrodechlorination of dichloromethane by bimetallic Cu/Al particles.
Huang CC, et al.
Chemical Engineering Journal, 273, 413-420 (2015)
Dichloromethane Detection Based on Near-Infrared Absorptive Sensing.
Han JH and Yoon SM
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 18(5), 1547-1552 (2012)
Dichloromethane photodegradation using titanium catalysts.
Tanguay JF, et al.
Tanguay JF, et al.
J. Catal., 117(2), 335-347 (1989)
Broadband dielectric response of dichloromethane.
Hunger J, et al.
Chemical Physics Letters, 471(1), 85-91 (2009)

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