EPICHLOROHYDRIN
Epichlorohydrin ECH is one of the more commercially important aliphatic epoxides used extensively as an industrial intermediate, and as an insecticide. Epichlorohydrin ECH is a volatile, colourless liquid with an ethereal odour.
Read full description →Epichlorohydrin is a highly reactive electrophilic compound and is used in the production of glycerol, plastics, epoxy glues and resins, epoxy diluents and elastomers
| PRODUCT NAME | : | EPICHLOROHYDRIN |
| CAS number | : | 106-89-8 |
| UN number | : | 2023 |
| Formula | : | C3H5OC1 |
| CHOLOROFORM LIKE | : | |
| Solubility in water | : | SLIGHTLY |
| Density | : | 1.176 at 20oC |
| Boiling point | : | 115 oC |
| Melting point | : | -57 oC |
| Viscosity | : | 1.12 cp at 20 oC |
| Flashpoint | : | 34 oC |
| Explosive limits | : | 3.8 – 21 Vol% |
| Vapour pressure | : | 17 mbar at 20oC |
| Skin absorption/irritation | : | YES |
| TLV Country NL Year 1995 | : | 1 S ppm 4 S mg/m3 |
| Pollution category 1994 | : | A |
Epichlorohydrin, which is colourless and poorly soluble in water and has a pungent, chloroform-like odour, is converted to 3-chloro-1,2-propanediol (α-chlorohydrin) in an aqueous milieu at a pH of 7 and 20°C
Supply in Sohar & across Oman
Sohar Chemicals supplies EPICHLOROHYDRIN to customers in Sohar, Sohar Port & Freezone, Liwa, Shinas, Saham, Barka, Muscat and across Oman, from our stock in Barka.
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