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Polyvinyl chloride

Polyvinyl chloride structure

Polyvinyl chloride 

structure

Polyvinyl chloride Basic Attributes

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61.992329

200-831-0

Characteristics

1.44

Vinyl chloride appears as a colorless gas with a sweet odor. Easily ignited. Shipped as a liquefied gas under own vapor pressure. Contact with the unconfined liquid may cause frostbite by evaporative cooling. Leaks may be liquid or vapor. Vapors are heavier than air. May asphyxiate by the displacement of air. Under prolonged exposure to fire or intense heat the containers may rupture violently and rocket. Suspected carcinogen. Used to make plastics, adhesives, and other chemicals.

1.406 g/cm3

170-195 °C (decomp)

0.100 °C

-56.0±14.1 °C

1.384

Slightly soluble (NTP, 1992)

3877.5 mm Hg (USCG, 1999)

Ethereal odor

Safety Information

An unstable polyperoxide is apparently formed in vinyl chloride through oxidation by atmospheric oxygen in the presence of any of a variety of contaminants. Storage under these conditions for a long period increases the concentration of unstable polyperoxide to hazardous levels.

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