DIETHYLALUMINUM CHLORIDE

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
CAS NO.

96-10-6

DIETHYLALUMINUM CHLORIDE

EINECS NO.

202-477-2

FORMULA (C2H5)2AlCl
MOL WT.

120.56

H.S. CODE

2931.00

TOXICITY
SYNONYMS Chlorodiethylaluminum; Diethylaluminum Monochloride;
DEAK; DEAC; Aluminum, chlorodiethyl-;
SMILES

CLASSIFICATION

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL STATE

clear liquid

MELTING POINT

 -74 C
BOILING POINT 208 C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 0.961

SOLUBILITY IN WATER

 decomposes
pH
VAPOR DENSITY
AUTOIGNITION

REFRACTIVE INDEX

NFPA RATINGS

Health: 3, Flammability: 4, Reactivity: 3

FLASH POINT

STABILITY

spontaneously combustible in air, reacts violently in contact with water

APPLICATIONS

Diethylaluminum chloride is used as a catalyst in Ziegler-Natta polimerization process for vinyl, olefin, diene polymerizations and linear oligomerization and cyclization of unsaturated hydrocarbons. It is also used as an alkylation catalyst.

SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

clear liquid

ALUMINUM

 21.9 - 22.5 (wt %)
CHLORIDE 29.1 - 29.9 (wt %)
ETHANE 97.0 min (mole %)
N-BUTANE 2.2 max (mole %)
ISOBUTANE 0.5 max (mole %)
HYDROGEN 0.8 max (mole %)
TRANSPORTATION
PACKING 95kgs in dual valve cylinder
HAZARD CLASS

4.2 (Packing group; I)

UN NO.

3052

OTHER INFORMATION

Diethylaluminum Chloride ignites instantly on contact with air.