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Physical & Chemical properties

Melting point / freezing point

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
melting point/freezing point
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Data from reliable handbooks and peerreviewed databases

Data source

Referenceopen allclose all

Reference Type:
review article or handbook
Title:
The Merck Index 14th Ed.
Author:
Budavari S.
Year:
2006
Bibliographic source:
Edited by S Budavari et al. Merck & Co, Inc, USA. Publisher: Merck Research Laboratories Division of Merck & Co, Inc, Whitehouse Station, NJ.
Reference Type:
review article or handbook
Title:
CRC handbook of chemistry and physics.
Author:
Lide D.R.
Year:
1996
Bibliographic source:
76th edition, CRC Press LLC
Reference Type:
other: database
Title:
Thermophysical Property Database for Pure Chemical Compounds
Author:
DIPPR
Year:
2010
Bibliographic source:
[URL]: http://dippr.byu.edu/, CAS n° 140-29-4.
Reference Type:
other: peer reviewed database
Title:
HSDB, Hazardous Substance DataBase
Author:
United States National Library of Medecine (NLM)
Year:
2010
Bibliographic source:
[URL]: http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?HSDB, CAS n° 140-29-4,
Reference Type:
other: peer reviewed database
Title:
CHRIP, Chemical Risk Information Platform
Author:
National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (Japan)
Year:
2010
Bibliographic source:
[URL]: http://www.safe.nite.go.jp/english/sougou/view/TotalSrchInput_en.faces, CAS n° 140-29-4.
Reference Type:
other: peer reviewed database
Title:
ChemIDplus Advanced
Author:
United States National Library of Medecine (NLM)
Year:
2010
Bibliographic source:
[URL]: http://chem.sis.nlm.nih.gov/chemidplus/, CAS n°140-29-4.

Materials and methods

Principles of method if other than guideline:
no data

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Phenylacetonitrile
EC Number:
205-410-5
EC Name:
Phenylacetonitrile
Cas Number:
140-29-4
Molecular formula:
C8H7N
IUPAC Name:
2-phenylacetonitrile

Results and discussion

Melting / freezing pointopen allclose all
Melting / freezing pt.:
-23.8 °C
Remarks on result:
other: pressure assumed at 1 atm
Melting / freezing pt.:
23.8 - 26 °C

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
According to available data the freezing point of the substance is recorded between 23.8 an 26°C.
Executive summary:

According to available data the freezing point of the substance is recorded between 23.8 an 26°C.