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Administrative data

Endpoint:
appearance / physical state / colour
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
other information
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Published in a peer-reviewed handbook, acceptable for assessment.

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
review article or handbook
Title:
The Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals, Fourteenth Edition
Author:
Maryadele J. O’Neil, Patricia E. Heckelman, Cherie B. Koch, Kristin J. Roman, Eds.
Year:
2006
Bibliographic source:
Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA, 2006; Monograph number 07375

Materials and methods

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Phthaloyl dichloride
EC Number:
201-869-0
EC Name:
Phthaloyl dichloride
Cas Number:
88-95-9
Molecular formula:
C8H4Cl2O2
IUPAC Name:
phthaloyl dichloride
Test material form:
other: oily liquid
Details on test material:
Substance: Phthaloyl Chloride
Molecular Formula: C8H4Cl2O2
Molecular Weight: 203.02
Percent Composition: C 47.33%, H 1.99%, Cl 34.93%, O 15.76%

Results and discussion

Physical state at 20°C and 1013 hPa:
liquid
Form / colour / odour
Form:
other: oily
Colour:
Colorless

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
According to the Merck Index phtaloyl chloride is a colorless, oily liquid.