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Physical & Chemical properties

Melting point / freezing point

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
melting point/freezing point
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Study period:
1995 (IPCS) and 2007-2008 (CRC Handbook)
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
data from handbook or collection of data

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
other: handbook, secondary source, publication
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1995

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
no guideline available
Principles of method if other than guideline:
No guideline indicated.
GLP compliance:
not specified
Type of method:
method to determine freezing temperature

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Acetaldehyde
EC Number:
200-836-8
EC Name:
Acetaldehyde
Cas Number:
75-07-0
Molecular formula:
C2H4O
IUPAC Name:
acetaldehyde
Constituent 2
Reference substance name:
AB 1925000
IUPAC Name:
AB 1925000
Details on test material:
Purity: ca. 99%

Results and discussion

Melting / freezing point
Key result
Melting / freezing pt.:
-123.5 °C

Any other information on results incl. tables

Not available.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
The freezing point is -123.5°C.
Executive summary:

The freezing point is -123.5°C.

These data and information are published by the European Commission and the International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) published under the joint sponsorship of the United Nations Environment Programme, the International Labour Organisation, and the World Health Organization (Environmental Health Criteria 167). Futhermore, reliable phys.chem. data are also published in the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 88TH Edition 2007-2008.