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2-Chloroethyl ether

99%

Synonym(s):

Bis(2-chloroethyl) ether, 2,2′-Dichlorodiethyl ether

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
(ClCH2CH2)2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
143.01
Beilstein:
605317
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor pressure

0.4 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Quality Level

Assay

99%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.456 (lit.)

bp

65-67 °C/15 mmHg (lit.)

mp

−47 °C (lit.)

density

1.22 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

ClCCOCCCl

InChI

1S/C4H8Cl2O/c5-1-3-7-4-2-6/h1-4H2

InChI key

ZNSMNVMLTJELDZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 1 Dermal - Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 2 Oral - Carc. 2 - Flam. Liq. 3

Supplementary Hazards

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

131.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

55.0 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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L M Gwinner et al.
Carcinogenesis, 4(11), 1483-1486 (1983-11-01)
The roles of chloroethylene oxide (CEO) and chloroacetaldehyde (CAA) in carcinogenicity of vinyl chloride (VC) have been studied by comparing biological effects of VC exposure with those of 2,2'-dichlorodiethylether (bis(chloroethyl)ether, BCEE) as a metabolic precursor of CAA. Biological end-points investigated
R D Lingg et al.
Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology, 11(2), 173-183 (1982-01-01)
Male rats were given single peroral doses of bis(1-14C-2-chloroethyl)ether ([1-14C]BCEE) (40 mg/kg) and of bis(1-14C-2-chloroisopropyl)ether ([1-14C]BCIE) (90 mg/kg). Excretion of 14CO2 and urinary 14C was followed for 48 hr. The time required to eliminate one half of the dose was
[Medical topics: bischloromethyl ether and lung cancer].
K Shibusawa
[Kango] Japanese journal of nursing, 37(14), 82-82 (1985-12-01)
Kevin McClay et al.
Applied and environmental microbiology, 73(21), 6870-6875 (2007-09-18)
Degradation of bis(2-chloroethyl) ether (BCEE) was observed to occur in two bacterial strains. Strain ENV481, a Xanthobacter sp. strain, was isolated by enrichment culturing of samples from a Superfund site located in the northeastern United States. The strain was able
K Norpoth et al.
Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology, 112(2), 125-130 (1986-01-01)
Either 40 mumole or 160 mumole 2,2'-DDE was injected into male Wistar rats and the metabolites, TdGA and HEMA, were determined in the 24-h urine specimens. Comparative investigations were carried out giving equimolar amounts of chloroethanol and 2-chloroacetaldehyde diethyl acetal.

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