Registration Dossier
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EC number: 208-288-1 | CAS number: 520-26-3
Melting point / freezing point
Administrative data
Link to relevant study record(s)
Description of key information
Melting point: 251 °C, presumably under decomposition
Key value for chemical safety assessment
- Melting / freezing point at 101 325 Pa:
- 251 °C
Additional information
In two peer reviewed handbooks a melting point in the range of 258 - 263 °C have been reported, whereas in one of them (The Merck Index) a softening at 250 °C has been reported. This goes in line with information about decomposition at 251 °C reported by Wilson et al. in Journal of Food Science (1940). A melting point of 251 °C (decomp.) is therefore taken forward for Chemical Safety Assessment.
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