(2,3-Epoxypropyl)benzene
[CAS# 4436-24-2]

Identification

• Classification: Organic raw materials >> Hydrocarbon compounds and their derivatives >> Cyclic hydrocarbon
• Name: (2,3-Epoxypropyl)benzene
• Synonyms: Allylbenzene 2',3'-oxide; Allylbenzene epoxide; Allylbenzene oxide; Benzylethylene oxide; Benzyloxirane; NSC 4327; 2-Benzyloxirane
• Molecular Formula: C₉H₁₀O
• Molecular Weight: 134.18
• CAS Registry Number: 4436-24-2
• EC Number: 628-336-9

Properties

• Solubility: Slightly soluble (1.5 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.^*
• Density: 1.0059 g/cm³ (0 ºC)^**
• Boiling point: 113 ºC (39 Torr)^***
• Refractive index: 1.5262 (589.3 nm 20 ºC)^****
• Flash point: 81.7±0.0 ºC, Calc.^*

^* Calculated using Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) Software V11.02 (©1994-2014 ACD/Labs)

^** Levy, Jeanne; Bulletin de la Societe Chimique de France 1931, V49, P1823-30.

^*** Fourneau, E.; Bulletin de la Societe Chimique de France 1928, V43, P454-8.

^**** Chapman, N. B.; Journal of the Chemical Society 1959, P1925-34.

Safety Data

• Hazard Symbols: Xi
• Risk Codes: R36/37/38
• Safety Description: S26;S36/37/39

Hazard Classification

Hazard	Class	Category Code	Hazard Statement
Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure	STOT SE	3	H335
Skin irritation	Skin Irrit.	2	H315
Eye irritation	Eye Irrit.	2	H319
Eye irritation	Eye Irrit.	2A	H319