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Preferred IUPAC name
Dichloromethane | |||
Other names
Methylene bichloride; Methylene chloride gas; Methylene dichloride; Solmethine; Narkotil; Solaesthin; Di-clo; Refrigerant-30; Freon-30; R-30; DCM; MDC
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.000.763 | ||
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UN number | 1593 | ||
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Properties | |||
CH2Cl2 | |||
Molar mass | 84.93 g·mol−1 | ||
Appearance | Colorless liquid | ||
Odor | Faint, chloroform-like[1] | ||
Density | 1.3266 g/cm3 (20 °C)[2] | ||
Melting point | −96.7 °C (−142.1 °F; 176.5 K) | ||
Boiling point | 39.6 °C (103.3 °F; 312.8 K) decomposes at 720 °C[3] 39.75 °C (103.55 °F; 312.90 K) at 760 mmHg[4] | ||
25.6 g/L (15 °C) 17.5 g/L (25 °C) 15.8 g/L (30 °C) 5.2 g/L (60 °C)[3] | |||
Solubility | Miscible in ethyl acetate, alcohol, hexanes, benzene, CCl4, diethyl ether, CHCl3 | ||
log P | 1.19[5] | ||
Vapor pressure | 0.13 kPa (−70.5 °C) 2 kPa (−40 °C) 19.3 kPa (0 °C) 57.3 kPa (25 °C)[6] 79.99 kPa (35 °C)[3] | ||
Henry's law
constant (kH) |
3.25 L·atm/mol[4] | ||
−46.6·10−6 cm3/mol | |||
Refractive index (nD)
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1.4244 (20 °C)[4][7] | ||
Viscosity | 0.43 cP (20 °C)[4] 0.413 cP (25 °C) | ||
Structure | |||
1.6 D | |||
Thermochemistry | |||
Heat capacity (C)
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102.3 J/(mol·K)[6] | ||
Std molar
entropy (S⦵298) |
174.5 J/(mol·K)[6] | ||
Std enthalpy of
formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
−124.3 kJ/mol[6] | ||
Std enthalpy of
combustion (ΔcH⦵298) |
-454.0 kJ/mol (from standard enthalpies of formation)[6] | ||
Hazards | |||
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): | |||
Eye hazards
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Irritant | ||
GHS labelling:[7] | |||
Warning | |||
H315, H319, H335, H336, H351, H373 | |||
P261, P281, P305+P351+P338 | |||
NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |||
Flash point | None, but can form flammable vapor-air mixtures above ≈100 °C[8] | ||
556 °C (1,033 °F; 829 K) | |||
Explosive limits | 13%-23%[1] | ||
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |||
LD50 (median dose)
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1.25 g/kg (rats, oral) 2 g/kg (rabbits, oral)[3] | ||
LC50 (median concentration)
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24,929 ppm (rat, 30 min) 14,400 ppm (mouse, 7 h)[10] | ||
LCLo (lowest published)
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5000 ppm (guinea pig, 2 h) 10,000 ppm (rabbit, 7 h) 12,295 ppm (cat, 4.5 h) 14,108 ppm (dog, 7 h)[10] | ||
NIOSH (US health exposure limits): | |||
PEL (Permissible)
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25 ppm over 8 hours (time-weighted average), 125 ppm over 15 minutes (STEL)[1][9] | ||
REL (Recommended)
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Ca[1] | ||
IDLH (Immediate danger)
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Ca [2300 ppm][1] | ||
Legal status | |||
Supplementary data page | |||
Dichloromethane (data page) | |||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Dichloromethane (DCM, methylene chloride, or methylene bichloride) is an organochlorine compound with the formula CH2Cl2. This colorless, volatile liquid with a chloroform-like, sweet odor is widely used as a solvent. Although it is not miscible with water, it is slightly polar, and miscible with many organic solvents.[12]
PGCH
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).Hazard
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).