1,8 dichloroctane

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Structural formula
Structural formula of 1,8-dichloroctane
General
Surname 1,8 dichloroctane
other names

Octamethylene chloride

Molecular formula C 8 H 16 Cl 2
Brief description

colorless liquid

External identifiers / databases
CAS number 2162-99-4
EC number 218-490-1
ECHA InfoCard 100.016.810
PubChem 75102
Wikidata Q57981743
properties
Molar mass 183.12 g mol −1
Physical state

liquid

density

1.03 g cm −3

Melting point

−8 ° C

boiling point

240-242 ° C

Vapor pressure

0.1 hPa (20 ° C)

solubility

very sparingly soluble in water (0.17 g l −1 at 20 ° C)

Refractive index

1.459 (20 ° C)

safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances
07 - Warning

Caution

H and P phrases H: 315
P: no P-phrases
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . Refractive index: Na-D line , 20 ° C

1,8-dichloroctane is a chemical compound from the group of aliphatic , saturated halogenated hydrocarbons and paraffins .

Extraction and presentation

1,8-dichloroctane can be obtained by electrochemical reduction of 1,4-dihalobutanes in dimethylformamide .

properties

1,8-dichloroctane is a flammable, hardly inflammable, colorless liquid that is very sparingly soluble in water.

use

1,8-dichloroctane is used as an intermediate for chemicals in the food, pharmaceutical, biomedical , electrical and electronic engineering sectors .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Entry on 1,8-dichloroctane in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on October 29, 2018(JavaScript required) .
  2. ↑ a b Data sheet 1,8-dichlorooctane, 98% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on October 29, 2018 ( PDF ).
  3. ↑ Wayne A. Pritts, Dennis G. Peters: Electrochemical reduction of 1,4-dihalobutanes at carbon cathodes in dimethylformamide. In: Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry . 380, 1995, p. 147, doi : 10.1016 / 0022-0728 (94) 03580-V .