Properties of bis(chloromethyl) ether

Thermophysical properties for bis(chloromethyl) ether (CAS: 542-88-1). Use the selector below to view properties in different unit systems.

Calculation Conditions

The following state-dependent properties were calculated at these standard conditions.

Temperature

25 °C

Pressure

1.01325 bar

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Identification

  • Atoms
    C: 2, Cl: 2, H: 4, O: 1
  • CAS
    542-88-1
  • Formula
    C2H4Cl2O
  • ID
    542-88-1
  • InChI
    C2H4Cl2O/c3-1-5-2-4/h1-2H2
  • InChI Key
    HRQGCQVOJVTVLU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • IUPAC Name
    chloranyl(chloromethyloxy)methane
  • Molecular Weight (kg)
    114.959
  • Phase
    l
  • PubChem ID
    1.0967e+4
  • SMILES
    C(OCCl)Cl
  • Synonyms

Physical Properties

  • Acentric factor
    0.324
  • Critical pressure (bar)
    45.8
  • Critical temperature (°C)
    305.85
  • Critical volume (m³/kmol)
    0.258
  • Dipole moment
  • Melting temperature (°C)
    -41.5
  • Normal boiling temperature (°C)
    104

State-dependent Properties

  • API gravity
    -23.9913
  • Compressibility factor
    0.00360654
  • Density (kg/m³)
    1302.86
  • Dynamic viscosity (cP)
    0.47521
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)
    336.548
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)
    3.8689e+4
  • Gibbs free energy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Joule–Thomson coefficient
    -5.3846e-7
  • Kinematic viscosity
    3.6474e-7
  • Molar enthalpy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Molar entropy (kJ/(kmol·K))
    0
  • Molar heat capacity (kJ/(kmol·K))
    115.543
  • Molar volume (m³/kmol)
    0.0882355
  • Parachor
    3.7608e-5
  • Poynting correction factor
    1.00347
  • Prandtl number
    4.11301
  • Saturation pressure (bar)
    0.0404808
  • Saturation temperature (°C)
    104.85
  • Solubility parameter
    2.0258e+4
  • Specific enthalpy (kJ)
    0
  • Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)
    0
  • Specific gravity
    1.30414
  • Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)
    1.00508
  • Surface tension
    0.0325297
  • Thermal conductivity
    0.116126
  • Thermal diffusivity
    8.8681e-8

Safety Properties

  • Autoignition temperature (°C)
    -273.15
  • Flash point temperature (°C)
    18.8889
  • Lower flammability limit
    0.0426357
  • Upper flammability limit
    0.271318

Environmental Properties

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