Structured Summary
Abstract
Toxic, chlorinated, saturated hydrocarbons. Include both the 1,1- and 1,2-dichloro isomers. The latter is considerably more toxic. It has a sweet taste, ethereal odor and has been used as a fumigant and intoxicant among sniffers. Has many household and industrial uses.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C2H4Cl2
- Molecular Weight
- 98.96 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 107-06-2
- IUPAC Name
- 1,2-dichloroethane
- InChIKey
- WSLDOOZREJYCGB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- C(CCl)Cl
- MeSH Unique ID
- D005025
- Source
- PubChem CID 11
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Synonyms
2 entry terms
- Dichloroethanes
- Dichlorides, Ethylene
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Aspects Covered
24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
do not confuse with DICHLOROETHYLENES
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History Note
91(76); was see under HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED 1976-90
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Previous Indexing
- Chlorine (1974-1975)
- Ethane (1974) /AA (1975)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Ethylene Dichlorides. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005025. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005025
- Ethylene Dichlorides. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1,2-Dichloroethane
- Ethylene Dichlorides. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q161480
- Ethylene Dichlorides. In: PubChem Compound. CID 11. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11