Carbon dioxide
[CAS# 124-38-9]

Identification

• Classification: API >> Nervous system medication >> Central stimulant
• Name: Carbon dioxide
• Synonyms: Baros Effervescent Granules; Carbon oxide (CO2); Carbon-12 dioxide; Carbon-12C dioxide-16O2; Carbonic acid anhydride; Carbonic acid gas; Carbonic anhydride; Dry ice; EN 439C1; Khladon 744; N 45 (gas); R 744
• Molecular Formula: CO₂
• Molecular Weight: 44.01
• CAS Registry Number: 124-38-9
• EC Number: 204-696-9

Properties

• Density: 1.799 g/cm³ (25 ºC)^*
• Melting point: 60-61 ºC (ethanol )^**
• Boiling point: -78 ºC (800 Torr)^***
• Refractive index: 1.1839 (40.00 ºC)^*****
• Flash point: -131.1±13.9 ºC, Calc.^****

^* Molina, Alejandro; Spectrochimica Acta, Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy 2005, V60B(7-8), P1103-1114.

^** Koshechko, V. G.; Journal of Fluorine Chemistry 2008, V129(8), P701-706.

^*** Lebedev, A. V.; Russian Journal of General Chemistry 2007, V77(4), P581-585.

^**** Calculated using Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) Software V11.02 (©1994-2016 ACD/Labs)

^***** Sun, Yongda; Chemical Engineering Communications 2003, V190(1), P1-14.

Safety Data

Hazard Classification

Hazard	Class	Category Code	Hazard Statement
Gases under pressure (compressed)	Press. Gas (Comp.)		H280
Gases under pressure (liquid)	Press. Gas (Liq.)		H280
Gases under pressure (refrigerated liquid)	Press. Gas (Ref. Liq.)		H281
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	4	H332
Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure	STOT SE	3	H335
Gases under pressure (liquid)	Press. Gas (Liq.)		H281

• Transport Information: UN 1013 - class 2 - Carbon dioxide