CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Physical Description | Trichloroacetyl chloride appears as a colorless volatile liquid with a strong odor. Denser than water. Contact severely irritates skin, eyes and mucous membranes. May be very toxic by ingestion and inhalation. May be combustible. |
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Color/Form | Liquid |
Boiling Point | 244 °F at 760 mmHg (EPA, 1998) |
Melting Point | -31.8 °C |
Solubility | Sol in ether |
Density | 1.654 at 32 °F (EPA, 1998) - Denser than water; will sink |
Vapor Pressure | 21.3 [mmHg] |
Refractive Index | Index of refraction: 1.4695 at 20 °C |
Kovats Retention Index | 778 778 |
Other Experimental Properties | Decomposes in water |
Chemical Classes | Toxic Gases & Vapors -> Acid Halides |
SAFETY INFORMATION
Signal word | Danger |
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Pictogram(s) |
Corrosion Corrosives GHS05 Skull and Crossbones Acute Toxicity GHS06 |
GHS Hazard Statements |
H302:Acute toxicity,oral H314:Skin corrosion/irritation H318:Serious eye damage/eye irritation H330:Acute toxicity,inhalation |
Precautionary Statement Codes |
P320:Specific treatment is urgent (see … on this label). P303+P361+P353:IF ON SKIN (or hair): Remove/Take off Immediately all contaminated clothing. Rinse SKIN with water/shower. P304+P340:IF INHALED: Remove victim to fresh air and Keep at rest in a position comfortable for breathing. P305+P351+P338:IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continuerinsing. P405:Store locked up. |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
Molecular Weight | 181.8 g/mol |
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XLogP3 | 2.6 |
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 0 |
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 1 |
Rotatable Bond Count | 0 |
Exact Mass | 181.867375 g/mol |
Monoisotopic Mass | 179.870325 g/mol |
Topological Polar Surface Area | 17.1 Ų |
Heavy Atom Count | 7 |
Formal Charge | 0 |
Complexity | 82.2 |
Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
Trichloroacetyl chloride appears as a colorless volatile liquid with a strong odor. Denser than water. Contact severely irritates skin, eyes and mucous membranes. May be very toxic by ingestion and inhalation. May be combustible.