7861. Propylidene Chloride

Nomenclature

CAS number: 78-99-9
1,1-Dichloropropane.
C3H6Cl2; mol wt 112.99.
C 31.89%, H 5.35%, Cl 62.75%.

Description and references

Obtained by the action of PCl5 on propionaldehyde. Toxicity data: Smyth et al., Arch. Ind. Hyg. Occup. Med. 10, 61 (1954).

Chemical structure

Properties

Liquid. d10 1.143; bp 87°. Very slightly sol in water; sol in many organic solvents. LD50 orally in rats: 6.5 g/kg (Smyth et al.).