ABSTRACT
MW 92.53; CAS [106-89-8]; used to make epoxy resins, adhesives, surfactants, and plasticizers, and also as a solvent for gums, resins, and paints; colorless liquid; chloroform-like odor; boils at 116°C; solidi es at −57°C; vapor pressure 12 torr at 20°C; density 1.18 g/mL at 20°C; moderately soluble in water (6.6% at 20°C), soluble in most organic solvents; moderately toxic, carcinogenic, and a strong irritant (Patnaik, 2007).
