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Name: Methyl dichloroacetate
Molecular formula: C3H4Cl2O2
Molecular weight: 142.97
CAS: 116-54-1
Packaging: barrel or tank truck
Appearance and characteristics: colorless transparent liquid; irritating, slightly soluble in water, soluble in ethanol, ether. Melting point (℃): -52, boiling point (℃): 143, relative density (water = 1): 1.38, relative vapor density (air = 1): 4.93, saturated vapor pressure (kPa): 0.665 (26.7℃), octanol/water partition coefficient: 0.81, flash point (℃): 80, solubility: slightly soluble in water, soluble in ethanol, ether. Relative density (25℃, 4℃): 1.3712, refractive index at room temperature (n20): 1.4426; Uses: used as an intermediate for organic synthesis; an intermediate for pharmaceutical synthesis, used to manufacture drugs such as mycotoxin and chloramphenicol. Also used in the dye industry.