PRODUCT Properties
| Melting point: | -21°C |
| Boiling point: | 126-127°C |
| Density | 0.701 g/mL at 25 °C |
| vapor pressure | 79 mmHg ( 60 °C) |
| Flash point: | −1 °F |
| storage temp. | 0-6°C |
| solubility | sol most organic solvents; stable in alkanes or arenes |
| form | liquid |
| Specific Gravity | 0.71 |
| Hydrolytic Sensitivity | 8: reacts rapidly with moisture, water, protic solvents |
| EPA Substance Registry System | Aluminum, chlorodimethyl- (1184-58-3) |
Description and Uses
Dimethylaluminum Chloride is used as a strong Lewis acid that can also act as a proton scavenger; reacts with HX to give methane and MeAlClX.
Safety
| Symbol(GHS) |   GHS02,GHS05 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H250-H260-H314 |
| Precautionary statements | P210-P231+P232-P280-P303+P361+P353-P305+P351+P338-P370+P378 |
| Hazard Codes | F,C,N |
| Risk Statements | 14/15-17-23/24/25-34-67-65-62-51/53-48/20-11 |
| Safety Statements | 16-26-36/37/39-45-27-43-9 |
| RIDADR | UN 3394 4.2/PG 1 |
| WGK Germany | 2 |
| TSCA | No |
| HazardClass | 4.2 |
| PackingGroup | I |
| HS Code | 29319090 |
