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Chloroethane

Chloroethane structure

CAS No:
75-00-3
Formula:
C2H5Cl
Chemical Name:
Chloroethane
Synonyms:
Ethane,chloro-;Chloroethane;Aethylis;Aethylis chloridum;Anodynon;Chelen;Chlorethyl;Chloridum;Chloryl;Chloryl Anesthetic;Ether chloratus;Ether hydrochloric;Ether muriatic;Hydrochloric ether;Kelene;Monochlorethane;Muriatic ether;Narcotile;Ethyl chloride;Chlorene;Cloretilo;Dublofix;Monochloroethane;R 160;F 160;Chloryle anesthetic;Freon 160
Categories:
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients > Anesthetic Agents

Description

Chloroethane (also known as ethyl chloride) is a chemical compound with chemical formula C2H5Cl, and has been widely used in producing tetraethyllead, a gasoline additive. It is a colorless, flammable gas or refrigerated liquid with a faintly sweet odor.
Ethyl chloride is used in the production of ethyl cellulose, use as a solvent, refrigerant, and topical anesthetic, in the manufacture of dyes, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals, and as a medication to alleviate pain associated with insect b

Chloroethane or monochloroethane, commonly known by its old name ethyl chloride, is a chemical compound with chemical formula C 2H 5Cl, once widely used in producing tetraethyllead, a gasoline additive. It is a colorless, flammable gas or refrigerated liquid with a faintly sweet odor.

Chloroethane Basic Attributes

Molecular Weight：

64.51410

Exact Mass：

64.51

EC Number：

200-830-5

HScode：

2903110000

Characteristics

PSA：

XLogP3：

1.24510

Appearance：

Ethyl chloride appears as a clear colorless gas with a pungent odor. Flash point -58°F. Boiling point 54°F. Less dense than water and insoluble in water. Vapors are heavier than air. Under prolonged exposure to fire or heat the containers may rupture violently and rocket.

Density：

0.9214 g/cm³ @ Temp: 0 °C

Melting Point：

-138.7 °C

Boiling Point：

12.3 °C @ Press: 760 Torr

Flash Point：

-43ºC

Refractive Index：

1.362

Water Solubility：

Soluble in ethanol, ether (U.S. EPA, 1985); miscible with chlorinated hydrocarbons such as chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, and tetrachloroethane.

Storage Conditions：

2-8ºC

Vapor Pressure：

32.29 psi ( 55 °C)

Vapor Density：

2.22 (vs air)

Toxicity：

LC 50 (inhalation) for mice 146 gm/m 3 /2-h, rats 160 gm/m 3 /2-h (quoted, RTECS, 1985).

Flammability characteristics：

Flammable Gas

Explosive limit：

vol% in air: 3.64.8

Odor：

Ethereal odor

Taste：

Burning taste

Safety Information

Hazard category：

2.1

Transport codes：

UN 1993 3/PG 2

wgk germany：

hazard class code：

R12; R40; R52/53

safety instructions：

S2-S9-S16-S33-S36/37-S61

RTECS Number：

KH7525000

Marks：

F+; Xn

Storage features：

Fireproof.

Stability/Shelf Life：

Stable. Highly flammable - may form explosive mixtures with air. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, alkali metals and their alloys.

Precautionary statement(s)：

P210-P281

Hazard Statements：

H225-H315-H351

RIDADR：

UN 1993 3/PG 2

Chloroethane Use and Manufacturing

1. Mainly used as raw materials for tetraethyl lead, ethyl cellulose and ethyl carbazole dyes. It can also be used as aerosol, refrigerant, local anesthetic, ethylating agent, olefin polymerization solvent, gasoline anti-shock agent, etc. It is also used as a catalyst for polypropylene, such as phosphorus, sulfur, grease, resin, wax and other solvents; synthesis of pesticides, dyes, medicines and its intermediates. 2. Used as a catalyst for polypropylene, also used as a refrigerant, anesthetic, insecticide, etc.

Analysis Methods

Name	Column Shape	Active Phase(℃)	Retention index	Temperature Control	Method	Comments	Reference
Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal	Capillary	OV-1	441.	50.	isothermal	30. m/0.32 mm/0.96 μm	Villalobos, R.A window diagram for key component analysis in on-line gas chromatographyJ. Hi. Res. Chromatogr.1995, 18, 6, 343-347.
Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal	Packed	OV-1	431.	100.	isothermal	He, Chromosorb W DMCS; Column length: 3. m	Castello, G.Gerbino, T.C.Effect of Temperature on the Gas Chromatographic Separation of Halogenated Compounds on Polar and Non-Polar Stationary PhasesJ. Chromatogr.1988, 437, 33-45.
Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal	Packed	OV-1	431.	125.	isothermal	He, Chromosorb W DMCS; Column length: 3. m	Castello, G.Gerbino, T.C.Effect of Temperature on the Gas Chromatographic Separation of Halogenated Compounds on Polar and Non-Polar Stationary PhasesJ. Chromatogr.1988, 437, 33-45.
Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal	Packed	OV-1	431.	75.	isothermal	He, Chromosorb W DMCS; Column length: 3. m	Castello, G.Gerbino, T.C.Effect of Temperature on the Gas Chromatographic Separation of Halogenated Compounds on Polar and Non-Polar Stationary PhasesJ. Chromatogr.1988, 437, 33-45.
Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal	Packed	Squalane	416.	80.	isothermal	N2, Chezasorb AW-HMDS; Column length: 1.2 m	Pacáková, V.Vojtechová, H.Coufal, P.Reaction gas chromatography: study of the photodecomposition of halogenated hydrocarbonsChromatographia1988, 25, 7, 621-626.

Computed Properties

Molecular Weight:64.51
XLogP3:1.2
Exact Mass:64.0079779
Monoisotopic Mass:64.0079779
Heavy Atom Count:3
Complexity:2.8
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count:1
Compound Is Canonicalized:Yes

Synthesis Route

66298-75-7

74813-29-9

74813-30-2

359-34-2

Material

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Diethyl carbonate

Phenol

n-Pentane

Diethyl succinate

Hydrogen

Ethyl acetate

Triethylamine, hydrochloride

Ethanol

Acetic acid

Benzene

Ethyl bromide

Ethylamine

Hydrochloric acid

Sulfuric acid

Nitric acid

Ferric Chloride

Thionyl chloride

Iodine chloride

Downstream Products

Ethylbenzene

Ethyl propionate

1,2-Dichloroethane

Decabromodiphenyl ether

Catechol

Triethylamine

Carbon dioxide

Ethyl acetate

N-Heptane

Ethephon

Formaldehyde

Progesterone

Formic acid

Acetic acid

Benzoic acid

Methanol

Salicylic acid

Ethyl bromide

VINYL CHLORIDE

Ethylamine

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