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B38503

Sigma-Aldrich

Bis(2-chloroethyl)amine hydrochloride

98%

Synonym(s):

β,β′-Dichlorodiethylamine hydrochloride, 1,5-Dichloro-3-azapentane hydrochloride, 2,2′-Dichlorodiethylamine hydrochloride, 2-Chloro-N-(2-chloroethyl)ethanamine hydrochloride, Bi(2-chloroethyl)amine hydrochloride, Bis(β-chloroethyl)amine hydrochloride, Bis(2-chloroethyl)ammonium chloride, Di(2-chloroethyl)amine hydrochloride, N,N-Bis(2-chloroethyl)amine hydrochloride, Nornitrogen mustard hydrochloride

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Linear Formula:
(ClCH2CH2)2NH·HCl
CAS Number:
821-48-7
Molecular Weight:
178.49
Beilstein:
3550356
EC Number:
212-479-5
MDL number:
MFCD00012515
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24891737
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

98%

form

powder

mp

212-214 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

Cl.ClCCNCCCl

InChI

1S/C4H9Cl2N.ClH/c5-1-3-7-4-2-6;/h7H,1-4H2;1H

InChI key

YMDZDFSUDFLGMX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Bis(2-chloroethyl)amine hydrochloride is used as a starting material to synthesize piperazine derivatives.

Pictograms

CorrosionExclamation mark
GHS05,GHS07

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H290,H302,H314

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class Code

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

No information available.

Flash Point(C)

No information available.

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 10(16), 1835-1837 (2000-09-02)
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Archives of toxicology, 61(2), 126-130 (1987-12-01)
A gas chromatographic (GC-ECD) method was developed for the determination of nornitrogen mustard (NOR) and its hydrolysis products. The method was based on derivatization by heptafluorobutyric anhydride. The structures of the derivatives of NOR were established by GC-MS. The method
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Chemico-biological interactions, 61(1), 75-88 (1987-01-01)
Nornitrogen mustard was shown to bind to the N-7 position of guanine in DNA and guanosine. The initial binding product was NOR-G. N-(2-chloroethyl)-N-[2-(7-guaninyl)ethyl]amine but it was converted with time to a hydroxylated derivative. NOR-OH-G and to a cross-link, G-NOR-G. The
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