It is an important raw material and intermediate used in organic synthesis, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and dyestuff.
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Colorless to yellow liquid with an odor of chloroform. Sinks in water. Produces irritating vapor.
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Highly flammable. Insoluble in water.
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2,3-Dichloropropene is incompatible with strong oxidizers.
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INHALATION: Vapors are poisonous, painful and irritating. Headache and dizziness may occur. Overexposure may cause liver and kidney damage and even death. EYES: Irritation and lacrimation. May cause transient corneal injury. SKIN: Slight irritation, readily absorbed in toxic amounts causing headache and dizziness and other systematic symptoms. INGESTION: Acute gastrointestinal distress with pulmonary congestion and edema. CNS Depression.
Safety Profile
Poison by ingestion.
Moderately toxic by inhalation and skin
contact. Human mutation data reported. A
severe skin irritant. A very dangerous fire
hazard when exposed to heat, flame, or
oxidizers. When heated to decomposition
it emits toxic fumes of Cl-. See also
CHLORINATED HYDROCARBONS,
ALIPHATIC .
