Melting point: |
?5-?3 °C (lit.) |
Boiling point: |
142-143 °C (lit.) |
Density |
0.925 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
refractive index |
n20/D 1.537(lit.) |
Flash point: |
72 °F |
storage temp. |
-20°C |
solubility |
Chloroform (Soluble), Methanol (Soluble) |
form |
Liquid |
Specific Gravity |
0.943 |
color |
Turbid yellow to yellow-brown |
Water Solubility |
Not miscible or difficult to mix in water. |
Sensitive |
Light Sensitive |
BRN |
2496800 |
Dielectric constant |
2.46 |
Stability: |
Stability Unstable - commercial product may be stabilized by the addition of a small amount of hydroquinone. May form explosive peroxides in storage. Do not distill to small volume. Readily forms explosive mixtures with air. Flammable. Incompatible with air, strong oxidizing agents. |
LogP |
3.080 |
CAS DataBase Reference |
629-20-9(CAS DataBase Reference) |
EPA Substance Registry System |
1,3,5,7-Cyclooctatetraene (629-20-9) |