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EC number: 200-817-4 | CAS number: 74-87-3
Hydrolysis
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Description of key information
Hydrolysis is relatively slow and not expected to be an important process in the abiotic degradation of chloromethane.
Key value for chemical safety assessment
Additional information
Hydrolysis of chloromethane in water is relatively slow with a half- of about 1.1 years at pH 7 and 25 °C (Mabey and Mill, 1978). Hydrolysis of chloromethane under mildly acidic and neutral conditions is essentially negligible. Under basic conditions at pH = 11, hydrolysis apparently takes place - albeit at a slow rate - yielding methanol as a transformation product.
Therefore, hydrolysis is not expected to play an important role in the abiotic degradation of chloromethane, nor has any considerable effect on the stability of the test substance during the aquatic toxicity studies performed with the substance.Information on Registered Substances comes from registration dossiers which have been assigned a registration number. The assignment of a registration number does however not guarantee that the information in the dossier is correct or that the dossier is compliant with Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (the REACH Regulation). This information has not been reviewed or verified by the Agency or any other authority. The content is subject to change without prior notice.
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