Product name

Dichloromethane

English name

Dichloromethane

Alias

Methylene chloride; Methane dichloride; Methylene dichloride; narkotil; Plastisolve; R 30; Refrigerant 30; solaesthin; solmethine

CAS RN

75-09-2

EINECS No.

200-838-9

Molecular formula

CH₂Cl₂

Molecular weight

84.93

Risk phrases

R40;

Safety term

S23; S24/25; S36/37;

Physico-chemical property

appearance: colorless transparent liquid with aromatic odor 
melting point(℃): -96.7 
boiling point(℃): 39.8 
relative density(water=1): 1.33 
relative vapour density(air=1): 2.93 
saturated vapor pressure(kPa): 30.55(10℃) 
heat of combustion(kJ/mol): 604.9 
critical temperature(℃): 237 
critical pressure(MPa): 6.08 
octanol/water partition coefficients: 1.25 
ignition temperature(℃): 615 
upper explosive limit %(V/V): 19 
lower explosive limit %(V/V): 12 
solubility: lightly soluble in water; soluble in ethyl alcohol and diethyl ether

Uses

as solvent in resin and plastic industry; widely applied in medical, plastic and film industries