Methyl chloroformate

Stability: thermal, sunlight, metals

Administrative data

Endpoint:

thermal stability

Type of information:

experimental study

Adequacy of study:

key study

Reliability:

2 (reliable with restrictions)

Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:

guideline study

Data source

Reference

Reference Type:

study report

Title:

Unnamed

Year:

2011

Report date:

2011

Materials and methods

Test guideline

Qualifier:

equivalent or similar to guideline

Guideline:

OECD Guideline 113 (Screening Test for Thermal Stability and Stability in Air)

GLP compliance:

no

Other quality assurance:

ISO/IEC 17025 (General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories)

Test material

Test material information

Constituent 1

Reference substance name:

Methyl chloroformate

EC Number:

201-187-3

EC Name:

Methyl chloroformate

Cas Number:

79-22-1

Molecular formula:

C2H3ClO2

IUPAC Name:

methyl chloroformate

Test material form:

liquid

Details on test material:

Name of test material (as cited in study report): Methylchlorformiat
Analytical purity: >98 %

Results and discussion

For thermal stability study

Test substance thermally stable:

yes

Operating temperature

Key result

Operating temp.:

>= 30 - <= 500 °C

Remarks on result:

other: 1st exothemic reaction: 830 J/g at onset temperatue 205°C; 2nd exothemic reaction: 20 J/g at onset temperatue 425°C

Any other information on results incl. tables

Results

1.Peak	exothermic
Onset-temperature	205 °C
Peak temperature	295 °C
Energy release	830 J/g
The reaction is self-accelerating.

 

2.Reaction	exothermic
Onset-temperature	425 °C
Peak temperature	442 °C
Energy release	20 J/g
The reaction was not examined for self-accelerating reaction behavior.