Appearance: Clear colour
Odour: Unpleasant pungent
Molecular weight: 76.53
Density: 0.9392 g/ml at 20 °C
Boiling point: 45 °C
Melting point: -134.5 °C
Vapour pressure: 340 mm Hg at 20°C
Solubility in water: 1-10 mg/ml at 19°C
Refractive index: 1.4157 at 20°C
Surface tension: 28.9 dynes/cm
Applications
Raw material for epichlorohydrin
Used as chemical intermediate in the preparation
of glycerin, glycerol chlorohydrins, glycidyl
ethers, allylamines and allyl ethers of trimethylpropane,
sodium allyl sulphonate, series of allyl amines
and quaternary ammonium salts, allyl ethers and
variety of alcohols, phenols and polyols.
Used in pharmaceuticals as a raw material for
the production of allyl isothiocyanate (synthetic
mustard oil), allyl substituted barbiturates (sedatives)
and cyclopropane (anaesthetic)
Used in the manufacture of speciality resins
for water treatment
Used to produce babiturate and hyponotic agents
such as aprobarbital, butalbital, methohexital
sodium, secobarbital, talbutal and thiamyl sodium
Packaging
180kg steel drum, approval of International
Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code) and
the United Nations recommendations on the transport
of dangerous goods
Formula
