chemicals
Name:URETHANE
CAS Number:51-79-6
Molecular Formula:C3H7NO2
Molecular Weight:89.11
EINECS:200-123-1
Density:1.10
Melting Point:47-51 ºC
Boiling Point:182-184 ºC
Flash Point:92 ºC
Solubility:slightly soluble
Risk Codes:R45 Details
Appearance:white crystalline powder
Hazard Symbols: Toxic by ingestion.
MSDS: View
Properties:Colorless, odorless crystals, prisms from C6H6 or toluene with cooling, saline taste. Mp: 49°, bp: 103° @ 54 mm, d: 1.107, vap press: 10 mm @ 77.8°, vap d: 3.07. Very sol in H2O, EtOH, Et2O, CHCl3, and C6H6; spar sol in ligroin.
Uses: It is used as an antineoplastic agent and for other medicinal purposes.