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2-(2-Chloroethoxy)ethanol

99%

Synonym(s):

Diethylene glycol monochlorohydrin

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Linear Formula:
ClCH2CH2OCH2CH2OH
CAS Number:
628-89-7
Molecular Weight:
124.57
Beilstein:
506015
EC Number:
211-059-9
MDL number:
MFCD00002870
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24850014
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

100

Assay

99%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.452 (lit.)

bp

79-81 °C/5 mmHg (lit.)

density

1.18 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

OCCOCCCl

InChI

1S/C4H9ClO2/c5-1-3-7-4-2-6/h6H,1-4H2

InChI key

LECMBPWEOVZHKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

2-(2-Chloroethoxy)ethanol is a chloroalkoxy alcohol commonly used as an organic building block in the synthesis of various pharmaceutical compounds.

Application

2-(2-Chloroethoxy)ethanol was used in the synthesis of o-nitrophenylbromoacetaldehyde bis-2-(2-chloroethoxy)-ethyl acetal, quetiapine (an antipsychotic drug) and 2-(2-azidoethoxy)ethanol.

Pictograms

CorrosionExclamation mark
GHS05,GHS07

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H315,H318,H335

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

194.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

90 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Abdelreheem Abdelfatah Saddik et al.
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Mespouille L, et al.
Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 28(22), 2151-2158 (2007)
GC method for quantitative determination of residual 2-(2-chloroethoxy) ethanol (CEE) and N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NMP) in quetiapine.
Elzbieta U Stolarczyk et al.
Acta poloniae pharmaceutica, 64(2), 187-189 (2007-08-02)
G C Ellis-Davies et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 91(1), 187-191 (1994-01-04)
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