Chlorocyclohexane Chemical Properties

Melting point:

-44 °C (lit.)

Boiling point:

142 °C (lit.)

Density 

1 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

vapor pressure 

7 hPa (20 °C)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.462(lit.)

Flash point:

84 °F

storage temp. 

Store below +30°C.

solubility 

0.40g/l

form 

Liquid

color 

Clear

explosive limit

1.1-7.5%(V)

Water Solubility 

0.02 g/L (20 ºC)

Merck 

14,2732

BRN 

1900796

Dielectric constant

7.6（24℃）

InChIKey

UNFUYWDGSFDHCW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

CAS DataBase Reference

542-18-7(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

Cyclohexane, chloro-(542-18-7)

EPA Substance Registry System

Cyclohexane, chloro- (542-18-7)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi,Xn

Risk Statements 

10-36/37/38-20

Safety Statements 

26-36-37/39-16

RIDADR 

UN 1993 3/PG 3

WGK Germany 

1

RTECS 

GU8685000

Autoignition Temperature

290 °C

TSCA 

Yes

HazardClass 

3

PackingGroup 

III

HS Code 

29035990

Hazardous Substances Data

542-18-7(Hazardous Substances Data)

Toxicity

LD50 orally in Rabbit: 3000 mg/kg

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Chlorocyclohexane Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

clear liquid

Uses

Chlorocyclohexane is used as the raw material in synthesis agrochemical and medicine chemical engineering products.

Definition

ChEBI: A chlorocyclohexane carrying a single chloro group.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 101, p. 3060, 1979 DOI: 10.1021/ja00505a038
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 97, p. 2281, 1975 DOI: 10.1021/ja00841a054
Tetrahedron, 44, p. 2785, 1988 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4020(88)90014-2

Purification Methods

Wash chlorocyclohexane several times with dilute NaHCO3, then repeatedly with distilled water. Dry it with CaCl2 and fractionally distil it slowly at atmospheric pressure or better under vacuum. [Perlman et al. J Org Chem 1 294 1937, IR: Roberts & Chambers J Am Chem Soc 73 5031 1951, Beilstein 5 H 21, 5 I 8, 5 II 11, 5 III 37, 5 IV 48.]

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