PRODUCT Properties
| Melting point: | ~30 °C |
| Boiling point: | 214-216 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 1.574 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| refractive index | n |
| Flash point: | >230 °F |
| storage temp. | Store below +30°C. |
| solubility | Acetonitrile (Soluble), Chloroform (Soluble) |
| form | Liquid After Melting |
| color | Clear colorless |
| Sensitive | Moisture Sensitive |
| BRN | 512173 |
| Stability: | Moisture sensitive |
| CAS DataBase Reference | 4124-30-5 |
| EPA Substance Registry System | Acetic acid, dichloro-, anhydride (4124-30-5) |
Description and Uses
Dichloroacetic anhydride was employed as an acylating agent for acylation of 10-Deacetylbaccatin III using Pseudomonas cepacia. It was also used in the preparation of cellulose dichloroacetates.
Safety
| Symbol(GHS) |   GHS05,GHS06 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H311-H314 |
| Precautionary statements | P260-P280-P303+P361+P353-P304+P340+P310-P305+P351+P338 |
| Hazard Codes | C |
| Risk Statements | 20/21/22-34 |
| Safety Statements | 26-27-28-36/37/39-45 |
| RIDADR | UN 2923 8/PG 3 |
| WGK Germany | 3 |
| RTECS | AG6300000 |
| F | 21 |
| Hazard Note | Corrosive/Moisture Sensitive |
| HazardClass | 8 |
| PackingGroup | II |
| HS Code | 29154000 |
