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Physical & Chemical properties

Flash point

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
flash point of flammable liquids
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
weight of evidence
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
data from handbook or collection of data
Remarks:
peer reviewed data based

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
review article or handbook
Title:
Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. 4th ed. Volumes 1
Author:
Kirk-Othmer
Year:
1991
Bibliographic source:
New York, NY. John Wiley and Sons, 1991-Present., p. V5 79 as cited in Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB),a database of the National Library of Medicine's TOXNET system (http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov), query date 2019-04-24

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
no guideline available
Principles of method if other than guideline:
Data from handbook or collection of data no data about the method was available.
GLP compliance:
not specified
Type of method:
closed cup
Flash point apparatus:
other: no data

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Methyl chloroformate
EC Number:
201-187-3
EC Name:
Methyl chloroformate
Cas Number:
79-22-1
Molecular formula:
C2H3ClO2
IUPAC Name:
methyl chloroformate
Test material form:
liquid
Details on test material:
Name of test material (as cited in study report): Methyl chloroformate
Analytical purity: pure

Results and discussion

Flash point
Flash point:
17.8 °C
Atm. press.:
1 013 hPa

Applicant's summary and conclusion