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Linear Formula:
CH2=CH2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
28.05
Beilstein:
1730731
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12142100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22
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vapor density
0.97 (vs air)
vapor pressure
35.04 atm ( 20 °C)
Assay
99.99%
autoignition temp.
842 °F
expl. lim.
36 %
bp
−104 °C (lit.)
mp
−169 °C (lit.)
SMILES string
C=C
InChI
1S/C2H4/c1-2/h1-2H2
InChI key
VGGSQFUCUMXWEO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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General description
Ethylene (ET), a simple olefin, is an important synthetic reagent. It is also a plant hormone that regulates various physiological and developmental processes, such as ripening of fruit, abscission, senescence and responses to wounding in plants. Pd(II) and Ni(II)-based catalysts are reported to catalyze the polymerization of ET to afford high molecular weight polymers. Mechanism of Diels-Alder Reaction of 1,3-butadiene with ET has been investigated. Diels-Alder reaction between butadiene and ET, via concerted and the stepwise mechanisms has been investigated by ab initio MO methods. Dehydration of algae-produced ethanol to ET in the presence of nanoscale catalyst HZSM-5 (protonated Zeolite Socony Mobil-5) shows promising results in replacing fossil fuel methods for the industrial production of ET. The utility of microsized spent tea leaf powder (MSTLP) as an ethylene adsorbent has been investigated.
Application
Ethylene was used in the preparation of polyethylene (PE), by polymerization in the presence of titanium complexes having F(s) or CF3(s) containing phenoxy-imine chelate ligands.
Packaging
Supplied in a carbon steel lecture bottle with a CGA180M/CGA110F needle valve installed.
Compatible with the following:
Compatible with the following:
- Aldrich® lecture-bottle station systems
- Aldrich® lecture-bottle gas regulators
Other Notes
See Technical Information Bulletin AL-151 Gas Regulators: Selection, Installation, and Operation
Legal Information
Aldrich is a registered trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC
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Danger
Hazard Statements
Precautionary Statements
Hazard Classifications
Flam. Gas 1 - Press. Gas Liquefied gas - STOT SE 3
Target Organs
Respiratory system
Storage Class Code
2A - Gases
WGK
nwg
Flash Point(F)
-148.0 °F - closed cup
Flash Point(C)
-100 °C - closed cup
Personal Protective Equipment
dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves
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Spent tea leaves: A new non-conventional and low-cost biosorbent for ethylene removal.
Tzeng JH, et al.
International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 104, 67-73 (2015)
Ethylene and the regulation of plant development.
Schaller GE.
BMC Biology, 10(1), 9-9 (2012)
Highly active ethylene polymerization catalysts based on titanium complexes having two phenoxy-imine chelate ligands.
Ishii S-I, et al.
J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem., 179(1), 11-16 (2002)
New Pd (II)-and Ni (II)-based catalysts for polymerization of ethylene and. alpha.-olefins
Johnson LK, et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 117(23), 6414-6415 (1995)
Antisense gene that inhibits synthesis of the hormone ethylene in transgenic plants.
Hamilton AJ, et al.
Nature, 284-287 (1990)
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