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Encyclopedia > Allyl chloride
allyl chloride
allyl chloride

Allyl chloride, or 3-chloropropene, is a very toxic and highly flammable clear liquid with chemical formula CH2CHCH2Cl, insoluble in water, used as an alkylating agent. It is also used in thermosetting resins and in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and pesticides. Allyl chloride is prepared by the reaction of propylene with chlorine gas. Image File history File links Allyl_chloride. ... For a list of biologically injurious substances, including toxins and other materials, as well as their effects, see poison. ... Flammable or Flammability refers to the ease at which a substance will ignite, causing fire or combustion. ... A liquid will assume the shape of its container. ... A chemical formula (also called molecular formula) is a concise way of expressing information about the atoms that constitute a particular chemical compound. ... General Name, Symbol, Number carbon, C, 6 Chemical series nonmetals Group, Period, Block 14, 2, p Appearance black (graphite) colorless (diamond) Atomic mass 12. ... General Name, Symbol, Number hydrogen, H, 1 Chemical series nonmetals Group, Period, Block 1, 1, s Appearance colorless Atomic mass 1. ... General Name, Symbol, Number carbon, C, 6 Chemical series nonmetals Group, Period, Block 14, 2, p Appearance black (graphite) colorless (diamond) Atomic mass 12. ... General Name, Symbol, Number hydrogen, H, 1 Chemical series nonmetals Group, Period, Block 1, 1, s Appearance colorless Atomic mass 1. ... General Name, Symbol, Number carbon, C, 6 Chemical series nonmetals Group, Period, Block 14, 2, p Appearance black (graphite) colorless (diamond) Atomic mass 12. ... General Name, Symbol, Number hydrogen, H, 1 Chemical series nonmetals Group, Period, Block 1, 1, s Appearance colorless Atomic mass 1. ... General Name, Symbol, Number chlorine, Cl, 17 Chemical series halogens Group, Period, Block 17, 3, p Appearance yellowish green Atomic mass 35. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Solution. ... Water (from the Old English word wæter; c. ... Alkylating agents are so named because of their ability to add alkyl groups to many electronegative groups under conditions present in cells. ... Thermosetting plastics (thermosets) refer to a range of polymer materials that cure, through the addition of energy, to a stronger form. ... Insect trapped in resin. ... Pharmacology (in Greek: pharmacon is drug, and logos is science) is the study of how chemical substances interfere with living systems. ... A cropduster spreading pesticide. ... Propylene, also known by its IUPAC name propene, is an organic compound having the chemical formula C3H6. ... General Name, Symbol, Number chlorine, Cl, 17 Series halogens Group, Period, Block 17 (VIIA), 3, p Density, Hardness 3. ...


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Allyl chloride (CASRN 107-05-1), IRIS, Environmental Protection Agency (5248 words)
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