Epichlorohydrin

C₃H₅ClOCAS 106-89-892.52 g/mol

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Alkyl halide Epoxide Ether

Properties

Molecular formula: C₃H₅ClO
Molar mass: 92.52 g/mol
Exact mass: 92.0029 Da
Density: 1.175 g/mL (at 25 °C)
Melting point: −25.6 °C
Boiling point: 117.9 °C
Flash point: 31 °C (closed cup)
Water solubility: 60 g/L (20 °C)
logP: 0.62Crippen estimate
Polar surface area: 12.5 Å²
H-bond donors / acceptors: 0 / 1
Rotatable bonds: 1

Hazards

Danger

H226 Flammable liquid and vaporFlammable liquids
H301 Toxic if swallowedAcute toxicity, oral
H311 Toxic in contact with skinAcute toxicity, dermal
H314 Causes severe skin burns and eye damageSkin corrosion/irritation
H317 May cause an allergic skin reactionSensitization, Skin
H331 Toxic if inhaledAcute toxicity, inhalation
H350 May cause cancerCarcinogenicity

Harmonised EU classification (CLP Annex VI), via PubChem.

Precautionary statements

P203, P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P260, P261, P262, P264, P270, P271, P272, P280, P301+P316, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P302+P361+P354, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P318, P321, P330, P333+P317, P361+P364, P362+P364, P363, P370+P378, P403+P233, P403+P235, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number

106-89-8

SMILES

ClCC1CO1

InChIKey

BRLQWZUYTZBJKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

InChI=1S/C3H5ClO/c4-1-3-2-5-3/h3H,1-2H2

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Names and synonyms

27 names · show all

1-Chloro-2,3-epoxypropane
3-Chloro-1,2-epoxypropane
γ-Chloropropylene oxide
3-Chloro-1,2-propylene oxide
α-Epichlorohydrin
(Chloromethyl)ethylene oxide
1,2-Epoxy-3-chloropropane
2,3-Epoxypropyl chloride
(Chloromethyl)oxirane
Chloropropylene oxide
3-Chloropropene-1,2-oxide
Glycidyl chloride
Glycerol epichlorohydrin
3-Chloropropylene oxide
J 006
Dl-α-Epichlorohydrin
(RS)-Epichlorhydrin
(±)-Epichlorohydrin
NSC 6747
Epoxychloropropane
Epicerol
10: PN: WO2017021334 SEQID: 16 claimed sequence
3-Chloropropylene epoxide
Oxirane, 2-(chloromethyl)-
Propane, 1-chloro-2,3-epoxy-
Oxirane, (chloromethyl)-
2-(Chloromethyl)oxirane

Reactions

Safety data sheets

One stored sheet lists this compound in section 3, matched by the CAS number 106-89-8. Each row opens the sheet with its composition and PDF.

Epichlorohydrin > 95 %Fisher Scientific Company · 2025-12-19

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

The same compound in another form: other stereochemistry, a salt or hydrate, the free acid or base, or an isotope-labelled version.

(-)-Epichlorohydrin51594-55-9Defined stereoisomer (+)-Epichlorohydrin67843-74-7Defined stereoisomer Poly(epichlorohydrin)24969-06-0

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Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue. All similar compounds

Same formula

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