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Thionyl chloride, 99%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals
Thionyl chloride is used as a chlorinating reagent for acids and alcohols. It is often used in the preparation of a wide variety of alkyl chloride and acyl chloride compounds, which are useful in the manufacture of fine chemicals, drugs, drug intermediates and vitamins. It is used to prepare thionyl bromide and thionyl fluoride. It finds use in several important organic transformations including pummerer rearrangement, and in lithium batteries.
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Specifications
Boiling Point
76°C
Melting Point
°C to 104.5°C
Physical Form
Liquid
Quantity
50 g
Assay Percent Range
>99%
Solubility Information
Miscible with toluene,chloroform,benzene,carbon tetrachloride and diethyl ether.
Formula Weight
118.97
Refractive Index
1.527
Sensitivity
Moisture sensitive
Density
1.638 g/mL
Hazard Category
H302-H314-H331-H335
Precautionary Statement
P260-P264b-P270-P271-P280-P303+P361+P353-P304+P340-P305+P351+P338-P310-P330-P331-P363-P501c
DOTInformation
Hazard Class: 8; Packaging Group: I
EINECSNumber
231-748-8
TSCA
Yes
Recommended Storage
Ambient temperatures
RUO – Research Use Only
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