Vinylidene chloride

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

Chemical structure

Other Properties

Soluble in organic solvents. Insoluble in water.

Composition	CH2:CCl2
CAS	75-35-4
Melting Point	-122.53
Density	1.2129
Molecular Weight	mol. wt. = 97.0
Refractive Index	1.4249
Boiling Point	31.77

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

Authority

• G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: refractive index= 1.61

• Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 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, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 10134 (refr index = 1.4249)

• Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinylidene_chloride (Accessed Mar. 20, 2006)