Trait: colorless and volatile oily liquid with pungent odor
Melting point: -57.5°C
Boiling point: 97.8°C
Relative density: 1.510
Refractive index: 1.455572
Solubility: soluble in water, ethanol, ether and chloroform
It is mainly used for the manufacture of insecticides DDT, trichlorfon, dichlorvos and herbicides such as trichloracetaldehyde urea. It can also be used in the pharmaceutical industry and organic synthesis.