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Dichloromethane

hypergrade for organic trace analysis SupraSolv®

Synonym(s):

DCM, Methylene chloride, Methylene dichloride, Methylene chloride

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Linear Formula:
CH2Cl2
CAS Number:
75-09-2
Molecular Weight:
84.93
UNSPSC Code:
12191502
NACRES:
NA.03
EC Index Number:
200-838-9
MDL number:
MFCD00000881
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1730800
Assay:
≥99.9% (GC)
Technique(s):
gas chromatography (GC): suitable, GC/MS: suitable
Bp:
39.8-40 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
24.45 psi ( 55 °C), 6.83 psi ( 20 °C)
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Quality Segment

100

vapor density

2.9 (vs air)

vapor pressure

24.45 psi ( 55 °C), 6.83 psi ( 20 °C)

product line

SupraSolv®

assay

≥99.9% (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

1223 °F, 605 °C (DIN 51794)

potency

1600 mg/kg LD50, oral (Rat), >2000 mg/kg LD50, skin (Rat)

contains

2-Methyl-2-butene as stabilizer

expl. lim.

22 %

technique(s)

gas chromatography (GC): suitable, GC/MS: suitable

impurities

≤0.005% Water

evapn. residue

≤3.0 mg/L

color

APHA: ≤10

refractive index

n20/D 1.424 (lit.)

pH

7 (20 °C)

bp

39.8-40 °C (lit.)

mp

-95 °C, −95 °C (lit.)

solubility

20 g/L

density

1.325 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

suitability

suitable for residue analysis

storage temp.

2-30°C

SMILES string

ClCCl

InChI

1S/CH2Cl2/c2-1-3/h1H2

InChI key

YMWUJEATGCHHMB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

SupraSolv® hypergrade is a premium-purity solvent grade specifically engineered for organic trace analysis in gas chromatography (GC), where ultra-low background interference and maximum signal-to-noise ratio are paramount analytical requirements.

Application

SupraSolv® hypergrade solvents are indispensable in highly sensitive GC-based applications including pesticide residue analysis, dioxin and polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) determination, mineral oil index measurements, environmental monitoring, and food safety testing — analytical domains where solvent purity directly governs method reliability and regulatory compliance.

Features and Benefits

  • Universal detector compatibility, eliminating the need for detector-specific solvent selection and simplifying laboratory workflows
  • Extended and broader specified retention time range, enabling reliable detection of both low- and high-boiling analytes within a single analytical run
  • Batch-to-batch consistency and rigorous lot-specific quality control, ensuring reproducibility across analytical series
  • Minimized matrix-induced interferences, critical for achieving accurate quantification at ppt to ppb concentration levels

Analysis Note

The hypergrade designation reflects adherence to exceptionally stringent analytical thresholds, including
  • ≤ 1 ng/mL interfering impurities relative to tetrachloromethane by GC-ECD
  • ≤ 2 pg/mL for lindane equivalents by GC-ECD
  • ≤ 2 ng/mL for n-tetradecane equivalents by GC-FID and GC-MSThese specifications ensure that solvent-derived background signals remain below the detection threshold of the most sensitive analytical methods, thereby safeguarding the integrity of trace-level quantification.

Other Notes

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Legal Information

SUPRASOLV is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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pictograms

Health hazardExclamation mark
GHS08,GHS07

signalword

Warning

Hazard Classifications

Carc. 2 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Central nervous system

Storage Class

6.1D - Non-combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic hazardous materials or hazardous materials causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 2

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