Properties of chloral

Thermophysical properties for chloral (CAS: 75-87-6). 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: 3, H: 1, O: 1
  • CAS
    75-87-6
  • Formula
    C2HCl3O
  • ID
    75-87-6
  • InChI
    C2HCl3O/c3-2(4,5)1-6/h1H
  • InChI Key
    HFFLGKNGCAIQMO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • IUPAC Name
    2,2,2-tris(chloranyl)ethanal
  • Molecular Weight (kg)
    147.388
  • Phase
    l
  • PubChem ID
    6407
  • SMILES
    C(=O)C(Cl)(Cl)Cl
  • Synonyms

Physical Properties

  • Acentric factor
    0.332
  • Critical pressure (bar)
    44.1
  • Critical temperature (°C)
    291.85
  • Critical volume (m³/kmol)
    0.288
  • Dipole moment
  • Melting temperature (°C)
    -57.5
  • Normal boiling temperature (°C)
    98

State-dependent Properties

  • API gravity
    -37.3371
  • Compressibility factor
    0.00405177
  • Density (kg/m³)
    1486.84
  • Dynamic viscosity (cP)
    0.5137
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)
    255.328
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)
    3.7632e+4
  • Gibbs free energy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Joule–Thomson coefficient
    -7.2193e-7
  • Kinematic viscosity
    3.4550e-7
  • Molar enthalpy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Molar entropy (kJ/(kmol·K))
    0
  • Molar heat capacity (kJ/(kmol·K))
    94.7784
  • Molar volume (m³/kmol)
    0.0991283
  • Parachor
    4.0944e-5
  • Poynting correction factor
    1.00379
  • Prandtl number
    3.21751
  • Saturation pressure (bar)
    0.0666174
  • Saturation temperature (°C)
    97.8459
  • Solubility parameter
    1.8831e+4
  • Specific enthalpy (kJ)
    0
  • Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)
    0
  • Specific gravity
    1.4883
  • Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)
    0.643055
  • Surface tension
    0.028636
  • Thermal conductivity
    0.102669
  • Thermal diffusivity
    1.0738e-7

Safety Properties

  • Autoignition temperature (°C)
    -273.15
  • Flash point temperature (°C)
    -273.15
  • Lower flammability limit
    0.0780352
  • Upper flammability limit
    0.202455

Environmental Properties

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