1,2-Dichloroethane
SIGALD/319929 - ACS reagent, ≥99.0%
Synonym: Ethylene chloride; Ethylene dichloride
CAS Number: 107-06-2
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C2H4Cl2
Molecular Weight: 98.96
EC Number: 203-458-1
MDL Number: MFCD00000963
Linear Formula: ClCH2CH2Cl
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | ≥99.0% |
| autoignition temp. | 775 °F |
| bp | 83 °C (lit.) |
| color | APHA: ≤10 |
| clear | |
| density | 1.256 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| dilution | (for analytical testing) |
| evapn. residue | ≤0.002% |
| expl. lim. | 15.6 % |
| form | liquid |
| grade | ACS reagent |
| impurities | ≤0.0003 meq/g Titr. acid |
| ≤0.03% water | |
| InChI | 1S/C2H4Cl2/c3-1-2-4/h1-2H |
| InChI key | WSLDOOZREJYCGB-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | −35 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| refractive index | n |
| SMILES string | ClCCCl |
| vapor density | 3.4 (20 °C, vs air) |
| vapor pressure | 87 mmHg ( 25 °C) |
| Application: | 1,2-Dichloroethane (ethylene dichloride, DCE) may be used in the following studies: • As electron acceptor in the culture medium of Dehalococcoides ethenogenes 195. • As model compound for chlorinated organics in various studies. • Chemical doping during the fabrication of Cl-doped few-layer WS2 or MoS2 back gate field-effect transistors (FETs). |
| General description: | 1,2-Dichloroethane (ethylene dichloride, DCE) is a solvent. It is one of the degradation by-product released from vinyl chloride manufacturing industries (EDC-tar). Its mutagenic activity has been tested on Salmonella typhimurium TA 1535. Its catalytic degradation over titania/silica (acid catalysts) has been investigated. |
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| Packaging: | 1, 2.5, 4×4 L in glass bottle |
| Packaging: | 18, 20 L in steel drum |
| Packaging: | 500, 6×500 mL in glass bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() ![]() GHS02,GHS06,GHS08 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H225 - H302 - H304 - H315 - H319 - H331 - H335 - H350 |
| Precautionary statements | P210 - P301 + P310 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P311 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P331 |
| Hazard Codes | F,T |
| Risk Statements | 45-11-22-23-36/37/38 |
| Safety Statements | 53-45 |
| RIDADR | UN1184 - class 3 - PG 2 - Ethylene dichloride |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | 55.4 °F - closed cup |
| Flash Point(C) | 13 °C - closed cup |
| Purity | ≥99.0% |
| bp | 83 °C (lit.) |
| mp | −35 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 1.256 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| Refractive Index | n |
| UNSPSC | 12352101 |




