1,2-Dichlorobenzene
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1,2-Dichlorobenzene, or orthodichlorobenzene (ODCB), is an aryl chloride and isomer of dichlorobenzene with the formula C6H4Cl2. This colourless liquid is poorly soluble in water but miscible with most organic solvents. It is a derivative of benzene, consisting of two adjacent chlorine atoms.
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Preferred IUPAC name
1,2-Dichlorobenzene | |||
Other names
ortho-Dichlorobenzene, o-Dichlorobenzene, odcb, o-Dichlorobenzol | |||
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.002.206 | ||
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C6H4Cl2 | |||
Molar mass | 147.01 g/mol | ||
Appearance | colourless liquid | ||
Odor | Naphthalene-like | ||
Density | 1.30 g/cm3 | ||
Melting point | −17.03 °C (1.35 °F; 256.12 K) | ||
Boiling point | 180.19 °C (356.34 °F; 453.34 K)[2] | ||
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Vapor pressure | 1 mmHg (20°C) | ||
-84.26·10−6 cm3/mol | |||
Refractive index (nD) |
1.54920 | ||
Viscosity | 1.0656 (20 °C) | ||
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Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): | |||
Ingestion hazards |
Mildly toxic | ||
Inhalation hazards |
Causes respiratory tract irritation | ||
Eye hazards |
Causes eye irritation | ||
Skin hazards |
Causes skin irritation | ||
Flash point | 66 °C (151 °F; 339 K) | ||
Explosive limits | 2.2%-9.2%[3] | ||
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |||
LD50 (median dose) |
500 mg/kg (oral, rat, rabbit) 200 mg/kg (oral, guinea pig) 436 mg/kg (oral, mouse)[4] | ||
LCLo (lowest published) |
1000 ppm (guinea pig, 20 hr) 800 ppm (guinea pig, 24 hr) 821 ppm (rat, 7 hr)[4] | ||
NIOSH (US health exposure limits): | |||
PEL (Permissible) |
C 50 ppm (300 mg/m3)[3] | ||
REL (Recommended) |
C 50 ppm (300 mg/m3)[3] | ||
IDLH (Immediate danger) |
200 ppm[3] | ||
Safety data sheet (SDS) | External MSDS | ||
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Related compounds |
1,2-Difluorobenzene 1,2-Dibromobenzene | ||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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It is mainly used as a precursor chemical in the synthesis of agrochemicals, as a preferred solvent for dissolving and working with fullerenes, as an insecticide, and in softening and removing carbon-based contamination on metal surfaces.