Description: Methanesulfonyl chloride appears as a pale yellow corrosive liquid. More dense than water and insoluble in water. Very toxic by ingestion, inhalation, or skin absorption.
Colour: Pale yellow liquid
Density: 1.4805 at 18 °C/4 °C
Solubility: Soluble in most organic solvents.
Solubility in water: Reaction
Freezing point: -32 °C
Boiling point: 62 °C at 18 mm Hg; 161 °C at 730 mm Hg
Flash point: 110 °C
UN Number: 3246
Purity: 99%
Uses: Most applications of methanesulfonyl chloride are as intermediates in the photographic, fiber dye, agricultural, and pharmaceutical industries. There are also some miscellaneous uses as a stabilizer, catalyst, curing agent, and chlorinating agent.