Properties of chloromethane

Thermophysical properties for chloromethane (CAS: 74-87-3). 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: 1, Cl: 1, H: 3
  • CAS
    74-87-3
  • Formula
    CH3Cl
  • ID
    74-87-3
  • InChI
    CH3Cl/c1-2/h1H3
  • InChI Key
    NEHMKBQYUWJMIP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • IUPAC Name
    chloranylmethane
  • Molecular Weight (kg)
    50.4875
  • Phase
    g
  • PubChem ID
    6327
  • SMILES
    CCl
  • Synonyms

Physical Properties

  • Acentric factor
    0.15
  • Critical pressure (bar)
    66.899
  • Critical temperature (°C)
    143.15
  • Critical volume (m³/kmol)
    0.139
  • Dipole moment
    1.87
  • Melting temperature (°C)
    -97.35
  • Normal boiling temperature (°C)
    -23.9773

State-dependent Properties

  • Compressibility factor
    1
  • Density (kg/m³)
    2.06363
  • Dynamic viscosity (cP)
    0.0107323
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)
    373.859
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)
    1.8875e+4
  • Gibbs free energy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Joule–Thomson coefficient
    2.1522e-13
  • Kinematic viscosity
    5.2007e-6
  • Molar enthalpy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Molar entropy (kJ/(kmol·K))
    0
  • Molar heat capacity (kJ/(kmol·K))
    40.6919
  • Molar volume (m³/kmol)
    24.4654
  • Parachor
  • Poynting correction factor
  • Prandtl number
    0.695432
  • Saturation pressure (bar)
    5.77331
  • Saturation temperature (°C)
    -23.9774
  • Solubility parameter
  • Specific enthalpy (kJ)
    0
  • Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)
    0
  • Specific gravity
    1.74228
  • Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)
    0.80598
  • Surface tension
    0.0153862
  • Thermal conductivity
    0.0124383
  • Thermal diffusivity
    7.4783e-6

Safety Properties

  • Autoignition temperature (°C)
    625
  • Flash point temperature (°C)
    -46
  • Lower flammability limit
    0.076
  • Upper flammability limit
    0.19

Environmental Properties

  • Global warming potential
    45
  • Ozone depletion potential

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