Nomenclature
Chlorcosane; Cereclor. Description and references
Prepared by chlorinating a liquid paraffin.
Contains about 50% Cl.
Properties
Light yellow to amber, thick, oily liq; odorless
and stable in air. d 1.00-1.07. Insol in water. Slightly sol in alc; miscible with benzene,
chloroform, ether, carbon tetrachloride.Caution
Chlorinated paraffins (C12, 60% Cl) are reasonably anticipated to be human carcinogens: Report on Carcinogens, Eleventh Edition (PB2005-104914,
2004) p III-51.Use
As solvent for dichloramine-T, dissolving about
8%.