Product name: Dichloromethane
Alias: Methylene Chloride; Methylene Chloride; Methylene Chloride; Methylene Dichloride; Methylene Chloride; Dichloromethylene; Methylene Chloride
CAS RN: 75-09- 2
EINECS No.: 200-838-9
Molecular formula: CH 2 Cl2
Molecular weight: 84.93
Physical and chemical properties:
Appearance and Property: Colorless transparent liquid with aromatic odor.
Melting point (°C): -96.7
Boiling point (°C): 39.8
Relative density (water=1): 1.33
Relative vapor density (air=1): 2.93
Saturated vapor pressure (kPa): 30.55 (10°C)
Heat of combustion (kJ/mol ): 604.9
Critical temperature (°C): 237
Critical pressure (MPa): 6.08 Logarithm
of octanol/water partition coefficient: 1.25
Ignition temperature (°C): 615
Upper explosion limit% (V/V): 19
Lower explosion limit% ( V/V): 12
Solubility: slightly soluble in water, soluble in ethanol and ether.
Uses: Used as a solvent in the resin and plastic industries. Widely used in medicine, plastic and film industries.