Title: Propylene Chlorohydrin
CAS Registry Number: 78-89-7
CAS Name: 2-Chloro-1-propanol
Additional Names: 2-chloropropyl alcohol
Molecular Formula: C3H7ClO
Molecular Weight: 94.54
Percent Composition: C 38.11%, H 7.46%, Cl 37.50%, O 16.92%
Line Formula: CH3CHClCH2OH
Properties: Colorless liquid; pleasant odor. d20 1.103; bp 133-134°; nD20 1.4362. Sol in water, alcohol, etc. LD50 orally in rats: 0.22 ml/kg; by skin penetration in rabbits: 0.48 ml/kg, Smyth et al., Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J. 30, 470 (1969).
Boiling point: bp 133-134°
Index of refraction: nD20 1.4362
Density: d20 1.103
Toxicity data: LD50 orally in rats: 0.22 ml/kg; by skin penetration in rabbits: 0.48 ml/kg, Smyth et al., Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J. 30, 470 (1969)
Use: In prepn of propylene oxide, q.v. |