AROCLOR 1260, 1X1ML, ISO, 1000UG/ML Chemical Properties

Melting point:

115.76°C (estimate)

Boiling point:

457.69°C (rough estimate)

Density 

1.5800 (estimate)

vapor pressure 

130.5 at 25 °C (estimated using GC retention data, Foreman and Bidleman, 1985)

refractive index 

1.6270 (estimate)

Flash point:

11 °C

storage temp. 

room temp

solubility 

Soluble in most solvents (U.S. EPA, 1985)

Water Solubility 

14.4ug/L(20 ºC)

Henry's Law Constant

0.244, 0.435, 0.754, 1.27, 2.10, 3.36, 5.27, 8.09, and 12.1 at 0.0, 5.0, 10.0, 15.0, 20.0, 25.0, 30.0, 35.5, and 40.0 °C, respectively (predicted, Burkhard et al., 1985)

EPA Substance Registry System

Aroclor 1260 (11096-82-5)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

F,N,Xn,T

Risk Statements 

11-23/24/25-39/23/24/25-67-65-62-51/53-48/20-38-50/53-33-52/53-45

Safety Statements 

36/37-45-62-61-60-33-29-16-9-53

RIDADR 

2315

WGK Germany 

3

HazardClass 

9

PackingGroup 

II

Hazardous Substances Data

11096-82-5(Hazardous Substances Data)

Toxicity

Suspected human carcinogen. Acute oral LD50 for rats 1,315 mg/kg (quoted, RTECS, 1985).

AROCLOR 1260, 1X1ML, ISO, 1000UG/ML Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Soft, sticky, light-yellow resin; approx- imately 6.3 chlorine atoms per molecule.

Physical properties

Light yellow, sticky, soft, nonflammable resin with a faint odor

Uses

Secondary plasticizer for polyvinyl chloride; in polyester resins to increase strength of fiberglass; varnish formulations to improve water and alkali resistance; as an insulator fluid for electric condensers and as an additive in very high pressure lubricants. In fluorescent and highintensity discharge ballasts manufactured prior to 1979 (U.S. EPA, 1998).
Also used in wire or cable coatings; impregnants in cotton and asbestos braided insulation; coating on glass air filter pads, metal mesh to filter air and gas streams (Monsanto, 1960).
At a concentration of 5 to 25 wt %, increased the effective kill-life of the lindane spray up to 10 times. May have been used in chlordane and BHC insecticide formulations and in melt coatings for paper and cloth. In various nitrocellulose lacquers to impart weather resistance, luster, adhesion, and decreased burning rate. These lacquers may also contain dibutyl phthalate and/or tricresyl phosphate. A typical paper lacquer may contain acetone, isobutyl acetate, ethanol, toluene and up to 20 wt % PCB-1260 (Monsanto, 1960).

General Description

Viscous oily liquid.

Air & Water Reactions

Insoluble in water.

Reactivity Profile

Simple aromatic halogenated organic compounds are very unreactive. Reactivity generally decreases with increased degree of substitution of halogen for hydrogen atoms.

Health Hazard

ACUTE/CHRONIC HAZARDS: Toxic irritant. Hazardous decomposition products.

Fire Hazard

Some may burn but none ignite readily. Containers may explode when heated. Some may be transported hot.

Safety Profile

Confirmed carcinogen with carcinogenic and neoplastigenic data. Moderately toxic by ingestion and skin contact. Experimental reproductive effects. Mutation data reported. When heated to decomposition it emits highly toxic fumes of Cl-. Used in heat transfer, hydraulic fluids, lubricants, and insecticides. See also POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS.

Environmental Fate

Biological. Reported degradation products by the microorganism Alcaligenes BM-2 for a mixture of polychlorinated biphenyls include monohydroxychlorobiphenyl, 2-hydroxy-6-oxochlorophenylhexa- 2,4-dieonic acid, chlorobenzoic acid, chlorobenzoylpropionic acid, chlorophenylacetic acid, and 3-chlorophenyl-2-chloropropenic acid (Yagi and Sudo, 1980). When PCB-1260 was statically incubated in the dark at 25 °C with yeast extract and settled domestic wastewater inoculum, no significant biodegradation was observed (Tabak et al., 1981).
Photolytic. PCB-1260 in a 90% acetonitrile/water solution containing 0.2 to 0.3 M sodium borohydride and irradiated with UV light (λ = 254 nm) reacted to yield dechlorinated biphenyls. After 2 h, about 75% of the congeners were destroyed. Without sodium borohydride, only 10% of the congeners had reacted. Products identified by GC include biphenyl, 2-, 3- and 4- chlorobiphenyl, six dichlorobiphenyls, three trichlorobiphenyls, 1-phenyl-1,4-cyclohexadiene, and 1-phenyl-3-cyclohexene (Epling et al., 1988).
Chemical/Physical. Zhang and Rusling (1993) evaluated the bicontinuous microemulsion of surfactant/oil/water as a medium for the dechlorination of polychlorinated biphenyls by electrochemical catalytic reduction. The microemulsion (20 mL) contained didodecyldimethylammonium bromide, dodecane, and water at 21, 57, and 22 wt %, respectively. The catalyst used was zinc phthalocyanine (4.5 nM). When PCB-1260 (100 mg), the emulsion and catalyst were subjected to a current of mA/cm² on 11.2 cm² lead electrode for 18 h, a dechlorination yield of >99.8 % was achieved. Reaction products included minor amounts of mono- and dichlorobiphenyls (0.02 mg), biphenyl and reduced alkylbenzene derivatives.