135 °F (NTP, 1992)
57 °C
MP: 57 °C when heated in an open vessel. BP 98 °C with dissociation into chloral and water.
57-60 °C
Boiling Point
207.5 °F at 760 mmHg (NTP, 1992)
96 °C (decomposes)
Density
1.9081 at 68 °F (NTP, 1992) - Denser than water; will sink
1.9081 g/cu cm at 20 °C/4 °C
1.9 g/cm³
Physical Description
Transparent colorless crystals or white crystalline solid. Aromatic penetrating slightly acrid odor and a slightly bitter caustic taste. Alcoholic solution (1 in 20) does not at once redden moistened blue litmus paper. (NTP, 1992)
Colorless transparent solid with a penetrating, slightly acrid odor; [Hawley] Colorless or white solid; Colorless liquid; [HSDB] Crystalline solid;
TRANSPARENT COLOURLESS CRYSTALS WITH CHARACTERISTIC ODOUR.
Appearance
COLORLESS OR WHITE CRYSTALS
Transparent, colorless crystals
Large, monoclinic plates