Properties
- Melting point:
- 284-287°C
- Boiling point:
- 407.62°C (rough estimate)
- Density
- 1.6430 (estimate)
- vapor pressure
- 340 at 25 °C (Rodorf, 1985)
- refractive index
- 1.6430 (estimate)
- Flash point:
- 4 °C
- storage temp.
- Refrigerator
- solubility
- Chloroform: Slightly soluble
- form
- Colorless solids or crystals
- color
- Colorless to white needles
- Water Solubility
- 0.0193ug/L(22 ºC)
- Henry's Law Constant
- 5.40 at 20 °C (approximate - calculated from water solubility and vapor pressure)
- Exposure limits
- An IDLH of 1 ppb was recommended by Schroy et al. (1985).
Safety Information
Use
2,3,7,8-TETRACHLORODIBENZO-P-DIOXIN reaacts when exposed to ultraviolet light in solution in isooctane or n-octanol. Undergoes catalytic perchlorination .