1,2-dichloroethane
chemical compound
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Summary
1,2-dichloroethane is a type of chemical entity[1]. 1,2-dichloroethane ranks in the top 5% of type of chemical entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,862 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Canonical SMILES: C(CCl)Cl[3]
- Chemical formula: C₂H₄Cl₂[4]
- Subclass of: chemical compound[5]
- Part of: 1,2-dichloroethane metabolic process[6], 1,2-dichloroethane catabolic process[7]
- Commons category: 1,2-Dichloroethane[8]
- Has part(s): carbon[9], chlorine[10]
- Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[13], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14]
- Has effect: 1,2-dichloroethane exposure[15]
- Has characteristic: Class IB flammable liquid[16]
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID: 0271[17]
- Density: 1.24[18]
- Mass: 97.969[19]
- Melting point: -32[20], -35[21], -35.5[22]
- Boiling point: 182[23], 83.5[24]
- Vapor pressure: 64[25]
- Flash point: 56[26]
- Immediately dangerous to life or health: 202.5[27]
- Solubility: 0.9[28]
- Electric dipole moment: 1.8[29]
- Lower flammable limit: 6.2[30]
- Upper flammable limit: 16[31]
- Ionization energy: 11.05[32], 11.04[33]
- Time-weighted average exposure limit: 4[34], 202.5[35]
- Ceiling exposure limit: 405[36]
- Maximum peak exposure limit: 810[37]
Why It Matters
1,2-dichloroethane has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] 1,2-dichloroethane is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]