Oxalyl chloride - CAS # 79-37-8
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Chemical Name: Oxalyl chloride
Chemical Formula: C2Cl2O2
CAS Number: 79-37-8
EC Number (EINECS): 201-200-2
Synonyms: Ethanedioyl dichloride;Ethanedioyl chloride;Oxalic acid dichloride;Oxalic dichloride;Oxaloyl chloride;Oxalyl dichloride;(COCl)2
Appearance: colourless liquid with a pungent odour
Melting Point: - 9 C
Boiling Point: 63 - 64 C
Vapor Density: 4.4 (air = 1)
Vapor Pressure: 890 hPa at 50 C
Flash Point: none
Water Solubility: decomposes
Stability: Stable. Incompatible with bases, alcohols, steel, oxidizing agents, alkali metals. Moisture sensitive. Reacts violently with water, liberating toxic gas.
Molecular Weight: 126.9256
Related Analytes (Oxalyl chloride):
Anisoyl chloride p-nitrobenzyl chloride Platinum(II) chloride Sulfur dichloride Selenium dichloride Stannous chloride dihydrate Strontium chloride hexahydrate Chromic chloride Ferric chloride hexahydrate Indium trichloride
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