2-Chloro-1,3-propanediol
[CAS# 497-04-1]

Identification

• Name: 2-Chloro-1,3-propanediol
• Synonyms: Glycerol beta-chlorohydrin
• Molecular Formula: C₃H₇ClO₂
• Molecular Weight: 110.54
• CAS Registry Number: 497-04-1
• EC Number: 207-834-6

Properties

• Solubility: Freely soluble (364 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.^*
• Density: 1.303±0.06 g/cm³ (20 ºC 760 Torr), Calc.^*
• Boiling point: 146 ºC (18 Torr)^**
• Refractive index: 1.4831 (589.3 nm 20 ºC)^***
• Flash point: 104.1±21.8 ºC, Calc.^*

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

^** Pazdzioch, W. M.; Oxidation Communications 2010, V33(1), P132-146.

^*** Smith, Lennart; Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft [Abteilung] B: Abhandlungen 1931, V64B, P505-16.