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44047

(±)-Epichlorohydrin

Synonym(s):

(±)-2-(Chloromethyl)oxirane, 1-Chloro-2,3-epoxypropane

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C3H5ClO
CAS Number:
106-89-8
Molecular Weight:
92.52
EC Number:
203-439-8
MDL number:
MFCD00005132
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
79785

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InChI

1S/C3H5ClO/c4-1-3-2-5-3/h3H,1-2H2

InChI key

BRLQWZUYTZBJKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES string

ClCC1CO1

vapor density

3.2 (vs air)

vapor pressure

13.8 mmHg ( 21.1 °C)

autoignition temp.

779 °F

expl. lim.

21 %

bp

115-117 °C (lit.)

mp

−57 °C (lit.)

density

1.183 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Carc. 1B - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Corr. 1B - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

82.4 °F

flash_point_c

28 °C

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An evaluation of the genetic toxicity of epichlorohydrin. A report of an expert group of the International Commission for Protection against Environmental Mutagens and Carcinogens.
R J Srám et al.
Mutation research, 87(3), 299-319 (1981-11-01)
Swetha Inturi et al.
ACS nano, 9(11), 10758-10768 (2015-10-22)
Notwithstanding rapid advances of nanotechnology in diagnostic imaging and drug delivery, the engineered nanocarriers still exhibit substantial lack of hemocompatibility. Thus, when injected systemically, nanoparticles are avidly recognized by blood leukocytes and platelets, but the mechanisms of immune recognition are
A K Giri
Mutation research, 386(1), 25-38 (1997-03-01)
Epichlorohydrin (ECH) is one of the more commercially important aliphatic epoxides used extensively as an industrial intermediate, a laboratory reagent, and as an insecticide. It is a volatile, colourless liquid with an ethereal odour. It behaves as an alkylating agent.
Guang-Peng Wu et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133(38), 15191-15199 (2011-08-23)
Selective transformations of carbon dioxide and epoxides into biodegradable polycarbonates by the alternating copolymerization of the two monomers represent some of the most well-studied and innovative technologies for potential large-scale utilization of carbon dioxide in chemical synthesis. For the most
Ornanong S Kittipongpatana et al.
Food chemistry, 141(2), 1438-1444 (2013-06-26)
Cross-linked carboxymethyl rice starches (CL-CMRSs) were prepared from reactions between native rice starch and varied concentrations (0.1-15%w/w, M-0.1 to M-15) of epichlorohydrin (ECH) in a simultaneous carboxymethylation-crosslinking reaction setup using methanol as the solvent. The degree of carboxymethyl substitution was
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