TRICHLORONITROMETHANE

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO. 76-06-2

TRICHLORONITROMETHANE

EINECS NO. 200-930-9
FORMULA CCl3NO2
MOL WT. 164.37

H.S. CODE

2904.90

TOXICITY

Oral, rat LD50: 250 mg/kg
SYNONYMS Chloropicrin; Nitrotrichloromethane; Nitrochloroform;
Chloorpikrine (Dutch); Chloropicrine (French); Chlorpikrin (German); Cloropicrina (Italian); Trichloornitromethaan (Dutch); Trichlornitromethan (German); Tricloro-nitro-metano (Italian);
SMILES

 

CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE colorless oily liquid
MELTING POINT -60 C
BOILING POINT 112 C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 1.654 - 1.662
SOLUBILITY IN WATER Soluble
pH  
VAPOR DENSITY

5.67

REFRACTIVE INDEX

1.4610
AUTOIGNITION

 

NFPA RATINGS Health: 4; Flammability: 0; Reactivity: 3
FLASH POINT

73 C

STABILITY

Stable under ordinary conditions

APPLICATIONS

Trichloronitromethane is used in soil fumigant, fungicides, insecticides, rat exterminator. It is used in tear gas. It is used as a disinfectant for grain. It is used in making dyes and other chemicals.
SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

colorless oily liquid

CONTENT

99.0% min

WATER

0.5% max

ACIDITY

0.1% max

TRANSPORTATION
PACKING

270kgs in drum

HAZARD CLASS 6.1 (Packing Group: I)
UN NO. 1580
OTHER INFORMATION
Hazard Symbols: T+,  Risk Phrases: 22/26/36/37/38, Safety Phrases: 36/37/38/45