Agent Name |
Chromyl chloride |
Alternative Name |
Chromium oxychloride |
CAS Number |
14977-61-8 |
Formula |
Cl2-Cr-O2 |
Major Category |
Metals |
Synonyms |
Chlorochromic anhydride; Chlorure de chromyle [French]; Chromic oxychloride; Chromium (VI) dioxychloride; Chromium chloride oxide; Chromium chloride oxide (CrO2Cl2); Chromium dichloride dioxide; Chromium dioxide dichloride; Chromium oxychloride (CrO2Cl2); Chromium(VI) dioxychloride; Chromium, dichlorodioxo-; Chromoxychlorid [German]; Chromyl chloride (CrO2Cl2); Chromylchlorid [German]; Chroomoxychloride [Dutch]; Cromile, cloruro di [Italian]; Cromo, ossicloruro di [Italian]; Dichlorodioxochromium; Dioxodichlorochromium; Oxychlorure chromique [French]; [ChemIDplus] UN1758 |
Category |
Metals, Inorganic Compounds |
Description |
Deep-red liquid with a musty, burning, acrid odo; Note: Fumes in moist air; [NIOSH] |
Sources/Uses |
Used in organic synthesis, as a solvent for CrO3, and as a catalyst; [ACGIH] |
Comments |
Liquid causes second or third degree burns after short contact; [CHRIS] No animal or human data available, but treated as a water soluble form of hexavalent chromium; [ACGIH] A corrosive substance that can cause pulmonary edema after inhalation of vapor; [ICSC] Chronic exposure to hexavalent chromium may produce evidence of kidney and liver injury. [ATSDR Case Studies # 4] See "Chromium." |
Exposure Assessment |
Skin Designation (ACGIH) |
No |
Bioaccumulates |
Yes |
TLV (ACGIH) |
0.02 ppm |
Vapor Pressure |
20 mm Hg |
Reference Link |
International Chemical Safety Cards (WHO/IPCS/ILO) |
Flammability (NFPA) |
0: will not burn |
Adverse Effects |
Asthma |
Yes |
Toxic Pneumonitis |
Yes |
Dermatotoxin |
Skin Burns |
Skin Sensitizer |
Yes |
Hepatotoxin |
Hepatotoxin, Secondary |
Nephrotoxin |
Yes |
Reproductive Toxin |
Yes |
IARC Carcinogen |
Known Carcinogen |
Links to Other NLM Databases |
Health Studies |
Human Health Effects from Hazardous Substances Data Bank: CHROMYL CHLORIDE
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