Detailed Product Description:

Ortho-Dichlorobenzene (1,2-Dichlorobenzene) is a colorless liquid with

a pleasant odor.  Soluble in most organic solvents.  Insoluble in water. 

Commonly used as a solvent for a wide range of organic materials and

oxides of non-ferrous metals; as a fumigant and insecticide; a carrier

solvent for metal polishes; heat transfer fluids.

Grade/Purity:

This is Reagent Grade material with minimum purity of 99.8%.

Background:

A colorless, mobile liquid with a penetrating almond-like odor; it belongs

to the family of organic halogen compounds and is used as a solvent and

starting material for the manufacture of other organic compounds.

There are three distinct chemical compounds which are dichlorobenzenes:

1,2-Dichlorobenzene or ortho-dichlorobenzene;

1,3-Dichlorobenzene or meta-dichlorobenzene;

1,4-Dichlorobenzene or para-dichlorobenzene.

Both 1,2- and 1,3-dichlorobenzene are liquids.  1,2-Dichlorobenzene is

used as a solvent, as an insecticide, and in the manufacture of other chemicals,

particularly dyestuff intermediates.  

1,4-Dichlorobenzene is a crystalline, volatile solid with a strong camphor-like

odor and is widely used as a moth repellent.  All three compounds are colorless,

denser than water, and insoluble in water.

Chlorobenzene was first prepared in 1851 by the reaction of phenol and

phosphorus pentachloride; its formation by the chlorination of benzene was

observed in 1868.  It has been manufactured on a large industrial scale in Europe

and the United States since the early 20th century by the reaction of benzene with

chlorine in the presence of catalysts, usually the trichloride of a metal such as iron,

antimony, or aluminum.  A mixture of the three dichlorobenzenes is produced by the

chlorination of chlorobenzene or by the dichlorination of benzene in the presence of

iron(III) chloride.

Precautions:

Combustible liquid and vapors.  Toxic by ingestion and inhalation.

Irritant to eyes, nose and skin.  Download, read, and understand MSDS

before using this substance.

                Click here to download MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet)

Packaging:

Comes packed in 500ml amber glass bottle.  Also available in 250ml size.