1,2-Dichloropropane (1,2-DCP)
CAS: 78-87-5 | Type: solvent
Severe Risk (Adults)
Safety Summary
Hazard Profilehazardous
Risk (Adults)Severe
Risk (Children)Severe
Regulatory Status
SummaryIARC: Group 1 | California Prop 65 listed
Molecular FormulaC3H6Cl2
Molecular Weight112.98
Sources
These citations are the ones recorded for the human adult context.
- IARC Monographs Volume 110: Some Chemicals Used as Solvents and in Polymer Manufacture — 1,2-Dichloropropane Group 1 (Biliary Tract Cancer, Japanese Printing Workers Epidemic), Methylene Chloride Group 2A (2017) REGULATORY · 2017
- US EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR 141.61) — 1,2-Dichloropropane MCL 0.005 mg/L (MCLG 0) REGULATORY · 1989
- § 1910.1000 Air contaminants. REGULATORY
- PROPOSITION 65 LIST OF CARCINOGENS OR REPRODUCTIVE TOXICANTS REGULATORY · 2026
- IARC Monographs, List of Classifications REGULATORY · 2026
- identity database ECHA CHEM, Download all substances: REACH registrations (ECHA's own list of REACH-registered substances) REGULATORY · 2026
- where to look PubChem: Toxicity section (CID 6564) PUBCHEM
- NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards - Propylene dichloride REGULATORY
- where to look CAMEO Chemicals, as recorded by PubChem (Experimental Properties, CID 6564; where-to-look, not a source of this value) DATABASE · 2026
- EPA CompTox CTX API: predicted properties for DTXSID0020448 (1,2-Dichloropropane (1,2-DCP)) REFERENCE
- ECHA Annex VI to CLP: the unofficial Excel table (up to and including the 23rd ATP) REGULATORY
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