Properties
- Melting point:
- -129 °C
- Boiling point:
- 96-98 °C(lit.)
- Density
- 0.854 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
- vapor density
- 2 (vs air)
- vapor pressure
- 23.8 mm Hg ( 25 °C)
- refractive index
- n20/D 1.412(lit.)
- Flash point:
- 21°C
- storage temp.
- Flammables area
- solubility
- Miscible with alcohol, chloroform, ether, and petroleum ether (Windholz et al., 1983)
- form
- Liquid
- pka
- 15.5(at 25℃)
- color
- Clear
- Odor
- Characteristic, pungent; sharp; causes tears.
- explosive limit
- 18%
- Odor Type
- alliaceous
- Water Solubility
- MISCIBLE
- FreezingPoint
- -129℃
- Merck
- 14,286
- BRN
- 605307
- Henry's Law Constant
- (x 10-6 atm?m3/mol):
5.00 at 25 °C (Hine and Mookerjee, 1975)
- Exposure limits
- TLV-TWA 5 mg/m3 (2 ppm); STEL 10
mg/m3 (4 ppm) (ACGIH); IDLH 150 ppm.
- Dielectric constant
- 22.0(14℃)
- Stability:
- Stability Flammable. Note low flash point and wide explosive limits. Forms explosive mixtures with air. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, strong acids, oleum, diallyl phosphite, metal halides, sodium hydroxide, tetrachloromethane, tri-N-bromoaniline, sodium, potassium, magnesium, aluminium. Polymerizes during prolonged storage.
- LogP
- 0.17 at 25℃
- CAS DataBase Reference
- 107-18-6(CAS DataBase Reference)
- NIST Chemistry Reference
- 2-Propen-1-ol(107-18-6)
- EPA Substance Registry System
- Allyl Alcohol (107-18-6)
Safety Information
Use
The toxicity of allyl alcohol is moderatelyhigh, affecting primarily the eyes. Theother target organs are the skin andrespiratory system. Inhalation causes eyeirritation and tissue damage. A 25-ppmexposure level is reported to produce asevere eye irritation. It may cause atemporary lacrimatory effect, manifested byphotophobia and blurred vision, for somehours after exposure. Occasional exposureof a person to allyl alcohol does notindicate chronic or cumulative toxicity.Dogterom and associates (1988) investigatedthe toxicity of allyl alcohol in isolated rathepatocytes. The toxicity was independent oflipid peroxidation, and acrylate was found tobe the toxic metaboliteIngestion of this compound may causeirritation of the intestinal tract. The oral LD50value in rats is 64 mg/kg (NIOSH 1986)..