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1,1 Dichloroethane

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Appearance
  
colorless, oily liquid

Molar mass
  
98.96 g/mol

Density
  
1.2 g/cm³

Formula
  
C2H4Cl2

Boiling point
  
57.2 °C

Melting point
  
-97 °C

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Related compounds
  
1,2-Dichloroethane (ethylene dichloride); *1,1-Dichloroethene

1,1-Dichloroethane is a chlorinated hydrocarbon. It is a colorless oily liquid with a chloroform-like odor. It is not easily soluble in water, but miscible with most organic solvents.

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Large volumes of 1,1-dichloroethane are manufactured, with annual production exceeding 1 million pounds in the United States. It is mainly used as a feedstock in chemical synthesis, chiefly of 1,1,1-trichloroethane. It is also used as a solvent for plastics, oils and fats, as a degreaser, as a fumigant in insecticide sprays, in halon fire extinguishers, and in cementing of rubber. It is used in manufacturing of high-vacuum resistant rubber and for extraction of temperature-sensitive substances. Thermal cracking at 400–500 °C and 10 MPa yields vinyl chloride. In the past, 1,1-dichloroethane was used as a surgical inhalational anesthetic.

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In the atmosphere, 1,1-dichloroethane decomposes with half-life of 62 days, chiefly by reaction of photolytically produced hydroxyl radicals.

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1,1-Dichloroethane EAWAGBBD reaction reacID r1008

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References

1,1-Dichloroethane Wikipedia


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