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Melting point / freezing point

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Endpoint:
melting point/freezing point
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Study period:
2013
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Recent study according to international guideline but with limited info about material and methods
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
other: ASTM D5972-05 (2010)
GLP compliance:
no
Type of method:
method to determine freezing temperature
Melting / freezing pt.:
-19.9 °C
Conclusions:
The freezing point was determined to be -19.9 °C.
Endpoint:
melting point/freezing point
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Study period:
2013
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Recent study according to international guideline but with limited info about material and methods
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
other: ISO 3016:1994
GLP compliance:
no
Type of method:
pour point
Melting / freezing pt.:
-48 °C
Remarks on result:
other: Pour point
Conclusions:
The pour point was determined to be -48 °C.
Endpoint:
melting point/freezing point
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Study period:
2018
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
study well documented, meets generally accepted scientific principles, acceptable for assessment
Qualifier:
no guideline followed
Principles of method if other than guideline:
Differential Scanning Calorimetry
GLP compliance:
no
Other quality assurance:
ISO/IEC 17025 (General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories)
Type of method:
differential scanning calorimetry
Specific details on test material used for the study:
Standard production from Matrica plant (purity 97%)
Key result
Melting / freezing pt.:
-25.4 °C
Atm. press.:
ca. 1 atm

Method :                              Differential Scanning Calorimetry

Instrument :                          Perkin Elmer DSC Diamond Calorimeter

Calibration:                           The calorimeter has been calibrate by means of Indium standard.

Sample preparation :           An amount of approximately 10 mg of the sample has been placed on the specimen crucible and put into the instruments sample furnace. A void crucible has been put into the instruments reference furnace. The system has been cooled down to -90°C and let stabilized at that temperature for 2 minutes before start the analysis.

Analysis condition :              The sample has undergone the following thermal cycle:

I run:

Tin= -90°C; Tfin= +30°C; Temperature speed rate= 20°C/min;

Melting Point :                      Tm= -25.4°C(I run)

Conclusions:
The measured melting point was -25,4 °C.

Description of key information

The freezing point was determined to be -19.9 °C. The pour point was determined to be -48 °C. Both by Mazzei and Lunghi (2013).

The melting point, measured by DSC was -25.4 °C

Key value for chemical safety assessment

Melting / freezing point at 101 325 Pa:
-25.4 °C

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