Properties of acetyl chloride

Thermophysical properties for acetyl chloride (CAS: 75-36-5). 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: 1, H: 3, O: 1
  • CAS
    75-36-5
  • Formula
    C2H3ClO
  • ID
    75-36-5
  • InChI
    C2H3ClO/c1-2(3)4/h1H3
  • InChI Key
    WETWJCDKMRHUPV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • IUPAC Name
    ethanoyl chloride
  • Molecular Weight (kg)
    78.4976
  • Phase
    l
  • PubChem ID
    6367
  • SMILES
    CC(=O)Cl
  • Synonyms

Physical Properties

  • Acentric factor
    0.334
  • Critical pressure (bar)
    57.4
  • Critical temperature (°C)
    234.85
  • Critical volume (m³/kmol)
    0.196
  • Dipole moment
    2.72
  • Melting temperature (°C)
    -112
  • Normal boiling temperature (°C)
    51

State-dependent Properties

  • API gravity
    -6.97403
  • Compressibility factor
    0.00286104
  • Density (kg/m³)
    1121.45
  • Dynamic viscosity (cP)
    0.478994
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)
    408.428
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)
    3.2061e+4
  • Gibbs free energy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Joule–Thomson coefficient
    -4.8237e-7
  • Kinematic viscosity
    4.2712e-7
  • Molar enthalpy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Molar entropy (kJ/(kmol·K))
    0
  • Molar heat capacity (kJ/(kmol·K))
    88.1307
  • Molar volume (m³/kmol)
    0.0699966
  • Parachor
    2.7715e-5
  • Poynting correction factor
    1.00179
  • Prandtl number
    4.39569
  • Saturation pressure (bar)
    0.380828
  • Saturation temperature (°C)
    50.6789
  • Solubility parameter
    2.0558e+4
  • Specific enthalpy (kJ)
    0
  • Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)
    0
  • Specific gravity
    1.12255
  • Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)
    1.12272
  • Surface tension
    0.024299
  • Thermal conductivity
    0.122342
  • Thermal diffusivity
    9.7168e-8

Safety Properties

  • Autoignition temperature (°C)
    390
  • Flash point temperature (°C)
    -4
  • Lower flammability limit
    0.05
  • Upper flammability limit
    0.19

Environmental Properties

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