Methanesulfonyl chloride appears as a pale yellow corrosive liquid. More dense than water and insoluble in water. Very toxic by ingestion, inhalation, or skin absorption.
Corrosive
Acute toxic
Irritant
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Methanesulfonyl chloride appears as a pale yellow corrosive liquid. More dense than water and insoluble in water. Very toxic by ingestion, inhalation, or skin absorption.
| Physical Description | Methanesulfonyl chloride appears as a pale yellow corrosive liquid. More dense than water and insoluble in water. Very toxic by ingestion, inhalation, or skin absorption. |
| Color/Form | Pale yellow liquid |
| Odor | Unpleasant odor |
| Melting Point | Freezing point: -32 °C |
| Boiling Point | 62 °C at 18 mm Hg; 161 °C at 730 mm Hg |
| Flash Point | >110 °C |
| Density | 1.4805 at 18 °C/4 °C |
| Solubility | Soluble in most organic solvents |
| Vapor Pressure | 3.09 [mmHg] |
| Refractive Index | Index of refraction: 1.451 at 23 °C/D |
| IUPAC Name | methanesulfonyl chloride |
| Molecular Formula | CH3ClO2S |
| Molecular Weight | 114.55 g/mol |
| CAS | 124-63-0 |
| SMILES | CS(=O)(=O)Cl |
| InChIKey | QARBMVPHQWIHKH-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| Catalog No | KC.1310141 |
| Pack sizes | 500ML · 2.5LTR |
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