Properties
- Melting point:
- -10--8 °C (lit.)
- Boiling point:
- 62-65 °C (lit.)
- Density
- 1.5 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)
- vapor density
- 4.4 (vs air)
- vapor pressure
- 150 mm Hg ( 20 °C)
- refractive index
- n20/D 1.429(lit.)
- Flash point:
- 176-178°C
- storage temp.
- Store Cold
- solubility
- Chloroform (Soluble), Ethyl Acetate
- form
- Liquid
- color
- APHA: 0-150
- Odor
- penetrating odor
- Water Solubility
- reacts
- Decomposition
- 176-178 ºC
- Sensitive
- Moisture Sensitive
- Merck
- 14,6914
- BRN
- 1361988
- Dielectric constant
- 3.5(21℃)
- Exposure limits
- ACGIH: TWA 50 ppm
OSHA: TWA 25 ppm; STEL 125 ppm
NIOSH: IDLH 2300 ppm
- Stability:
- Stable. Incompatible with bases, alcohols, steel, oxidizing agents, alkali metals. Moisture sensitive. Reacts violently with water, liberating toxic gas.
- InChIKey
- CTSLXHKWHWQRSH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS DataBase Reference
- 79-37-8(CAS DataBase Reference)
- NIST Chemistry Reference
- Oxalyl chloride(79-37-8)
- EPA Substance Registry System
- Ethanedioyl dichloride (79-37-8)
Safety Information
Use
Oxalyl Chloride is used in the preparation of cardiolipin analogs which induce peroxidase activity by Cytochrome C. It is also used in the preparation of fluorescent indicators for cytosolic calcium.