Description
Colorless liquid that self-polymerizes to form polyvinylidene chloride. Polyvinylidene chloride is used to make saran fibers and food wrapping film.
Synonyms and Related Terms
1,1-dichloroethene; 1,1-dichloroethylene; DCE
| CH2:CCl2 |
| 75-35-4 |
| -122.53 |
| mol. wt. = 97.0 |
| 1.2129 |
| 1.4249 |
| 31.77 |
Other Properties
Soluble in organic solvents. Insoluble in water.
Hazards and Safety
Toxic by inhalation. Skin contact causes irritation.
Extremely flammable. Flash point = 5.6 C. Explosive limits in air 5.6-11.4%.
LINK: International Chemical Safety Card
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Images
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Chemical structure
Image from Fisher Scientific online product information at https://www1.fishersci.com/index.jsp |
Authority
5 total authority records
Materials Handbook, G.S. Brady, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971
comments: refractive index= 1.61
Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 10th ed., Richard S. Lewis, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1993
Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990
The Merck Index, 10th edition, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 1983
comments: entry 10134 (refr index = 1.4249)
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com
comments: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinylidene_chloride (Accessed Mar. 20, 2006)
Last updated on: 10/26/2007 12:01:05 PM
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