1,1-Dichloroethane

1,1-Dichloroethane
1,1-Dichloroethane
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 1,1-Dichloroethane
	Other names Ethylidene dichloride; Ethylidene chloride; CFC-150a; 1,1-DCA; Asymmetrical dichloroethane; 1,1-Ethylidene dichloride; Asymmetric dichloroethane
Identifiers
CAS Number	75-34-3 ;
3D model ( JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL45079 ;
ChemSpider	6125 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.000.785
KEGG	C18247 ;
PubChem CID	6365;
UNII	0S989LNA44 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID1020437 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C2H4Cl2/c1-2(3)4/h2H,1H3 Key: SCYULBFZEHDVBN-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C2H4Cl2/c1-2(3)4/h2H,1H3 Key: SCYULBFZEHDVBN-UHFFFAOYAY;
	SMILES ClC(Cl)C;
Properties
Chemical formula	C2H4Cl2
Molar mass	98.96 g/mol
Appearance	colorless, oily liquid
Odor	chloroform-like
Density	1.2 g/cm3
Melting point	−97 °C (−143 °F; 176 K)
Boiling point	57.2 °C (135.0 °F; 330.3 K)
Solubility in water	0.6%
Vapor pressure	182 mmHg (20°C)
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)	−57.4·10−6 cm3/mol
Hazards
Flash point	−17 °C; 2 °F; 256 K
Explosive limits	5.4–11.4%
	NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)	TWA 100 ppm (400 mg/m3)
REL (Recommended)	TWA 100 ppm (400 mg/m3)
IDLH (Immediate danger)	3000 ppm
Related compounds
Related compounds	1,2-Dichloroethane (ethylene dichloride); *1,1-Dichloroethene
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

1,1-Dichloroethane is a

chlorinated hydrocarbon. It is a colorless oily liquid with a chloroform

-like odor. It is not easily soluble in water, but miscible with most organic solvents.

Large volumes of 1,1-dichloroethane are manufactured, with annual production exceeding 1 million pounds in the United States. It is mainly used as a feedstock in chemical synthesis, chiefly of

extraction of temperature-sensitive substances. Thermal cracking at 400–500 °C and 10 MPa yields vinyl chloride. In the past, 1,1-dichloroethane was used as a surgical inhalational anesthetic

.

Safety

1,1-dichloroethane has been on the California Proposition 65 list of known carcinogens since 1990.^[2]

In the atmosphere, 1,1-dichloroethane decomposes with half-life of 62 days, chiefly by reaction of

hydroxyl radicals

.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0194". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
^ "1,1-Dichloroethane". California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment. Retrieved 28 February 2021.

External links

Dichloroethane and Dichloroethene on members.optushome.com.au
ATSDR - Toxic Substances Portal
CDC - NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards

[PGCH-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0194". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).

[2] "1,1-Dichloroethane". California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment. Retrieved 28 February 2021.

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