CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | Benzylidene chloride appears as a colorless oily liquid with a faint aromatic odor. Insoluble in water and denser than water. Strongly irritates skin and eyes. Used to manufacture dyes. |
|---|---|
| Color/Form | COLORLESS OILY LIQUID |
| Odor | PUNGENT ODOR |
| Boiling Point | 401 °F at 760 mmHg (EPA, 1998) |
| Melting Point | 2.48 °F (EPA, 1998) |
| Flash Point | 198 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Solubility | less than 1 mg/mL at 63 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Density | 1.26 (EPA, 1998) - Denser than water; will sink |
| Vapor Density | 5.6 (technical grade) (NTP, 1992) - Heavier than air; will sink (Relative to Air) |
| Vapor Pressure | 1 mmHg at 95.72 °F (EPA, 1998) |
| LogP | log Kow= 3.217 (calculated) |
| Autoignition Temperature | 525 °C |
| Decomposition | when heated to decomp ... emits toxic fumes of /hydrogen chloride/. |
| Heat of Vaporization | 11,075.9 G CAL/G MOLE |
| Surface Tension | 20.20 mN/m at 203.5 °C |
| Refractive Index | INDEX OF REFRACTION: 1.5502 AT 20 °C |
| Kovats Retention Index | 1108.2 1107 1106 |
| Other Experimental Properties | Undergoes reactions both at the sidechain containing the chlorines & at the aromatic ring; conversion factor: 1 ppm= 0.152 mg/cu m. |
| Chemical Classes | Other Classes -> Halogenated Monoaromatics |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 161.03 g/mol |
|---|---|
| XLogP3 | 3 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 0 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 0 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 1 |
| Exact Mass | 159.9846556 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 159.9846556 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 0 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 9 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 75 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
Benzylidene chloride appears as a colorless oily liquid with a faint aromatic odor. Insoluble in water and denser than water. Strongly irritates skin and eyes. Used to manufacture dyes.