CYCLOPROPANECARBOXYLIC ACID

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO. 1759-53-1

CYCLOPROPANECARBOXYLIC ACID

EINECS NO. 217-162-5
FORMULA C3H5COOH
MOL WT. 86.09

H.S. CODE

 

TOXICITY

Oral rat LD50: 660 mg/kg
SYNONYMS Carboxycyclopropane; Cyclopropionic acid;
Cyclopropylcarboxylic acid; Cyclopropylmethanoic acid; Cyclopropancarbonsäure (German); ácido ciclopropanocarboxílico (Spanish); Acide cyclopropanecarboxylique (French);
SMILES 2,3-Dihydrofuran ¡ç 3,4 Epoxy-1-Butene

CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE clear liquid
MELTING POINT 17 - 19 C
BOILING POINT 182 - 184 C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 1.088
SOLUBILITY IN WATER miscible
pH 2
VAPOR DENSITY 2.9

AUTOIGNITION

444 - 447 C

NFPA RATINGS

Health: 3; Flammability: 2; Reactivity: 2

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 
FLASH POINT

71 C

STABILITY Stable under ordinary conditions

APPLICATIONS

Cyclopropanecarboxylic acid is used as an intermediate for agrochemical, pharmaceuticals, and other organic synthesis such as for the applications for electronics chemicals, polymer additives, coatings, adhesives, surfactants, and other applications.
SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

clear liquid

PURITY

98.0% min

WATER

0.5% max

TRANSPORTATION
PACKING
215kgs in drum
HAZARD CLASS 8 (Packing Group: II)
UN NO. 3265
OTHER INFORMATION
Hazard Symbols: XN, Risk Phrases: 20, Safety Phrases: 22