[asifone]

Hello! I need some help with regard to usage of 1,2 Dichloropropane in Paints industry...
Can it be used in place of other solvents in applications such as paints, varnish, lacquer, thinner.
If someone is familiar with Dichloropropane, I would appreciate their help in pointing out the specific
applications where it can be used.
Thanks

[SirRoderick]

I have heard of it as an industrial solvent, but nothing else. And that has been discontinued. for the following reasons:

People who intentionally or accidentally breathe high levels of 1,2-dichloropropane have experienced difficulty breathing, coughing, vomiting, nosebleed, fatigue, and damage to blood cells, liver, and kidneys. People who accidentally drank cleaning solutions containing 1,2-dichloropropane experienced headaches, dizziness, nausea, liver and kidney damage, anemia, coma, and death.

Animal studies indicate that breathing low levels of 1,2-dichloropropane over short- or long-term periods causes damage to the liver, kidney, and respiratory system. Breathing high levels causes death. Similar effects have been reported when animals were given 1,2-dichloropropane by mouth. Some studies indicate that ingesting 1,2-dichloropropane may cause reproductive effects. One study reported a delay in bone formation of the skull in fetal rats following exposure of the mother rats to 1,2-dichloropropane.

Why on earth would you actually want it? There are better, safer options abound for solvents.

[Åke]

I guess it could act as a DNA cross-linking agent, I would avoid it.

[asifone]

Thanks for info