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Chloroethane

≥99.8%

Synonym(s):

Ethyl chloride

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C2H5Cl
CAS Number:
75-00-3
Molecular Weight:
64.51
EC Number:
200-830-5
UNSPSC Code:
12142100
PubChem Substance ID:
329765602
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1730751
MDL number:
MFCD00000961
Assay:
≥99.8%
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vapor density

2.22 (vs air)

vapor pressure

19.2 psi ( 20 °C)

assay

≥99.8%

impurities

≤0.02% water

bp

12.3 °C (lit.)

mp

−139 °C (lit.)

density

0.921 g/mL at 0-4 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCCl

InChI

1S/C2H5Cl/c1-2-3/h2H2,1H3

InChI key

HRYZWHHZPQKTII-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Chloroethane is a haloalkane used as an intermediate or as a solvent in organic synthesis. It has major applications in the production of tetraethyl lead, ethyl-cellulose, and an antiknock additive for gasoline. It is also used in cleaning and degreasing applications.

Application

Chloroethane can be used to prepare:
  • pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidinone derivatives
  • 2H-perovskite compound [Me3NCH2CH3]CdCl3
  • benzo[cd]indol-2(1H)-ones derivatives as potent BRD4 inhibitors

Packaging

cylinder with 11.4 kg (net)

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