| Melting point |
−139 °C(lit.) |
| Boiling point |
12.3 °C(lit.) |
| Density |
0.89 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.) |
| vapor density |
2.22 (vs air) |
| vapor pressure |
32.29 psi ( 55 °C) |
| refractive index |
1.3676 |
| Flash point |
<−30 °F |
| storage temp. |
2-8°C |
| solubility |
Soluble in ethanol, ether (U.S. EPA, 1985); miscible with chlorinated hydrocarbons such as
chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, and tetrachloroethane. |
| form |
Colorless gas |
| color |
Colorless to Almost colorless |
| Odor |
Ethereal; pungent, ethereal; ether-like. |
| explosive limit |
3.6-14.8% (v/v) |
| Water Solubility |
5.074g/L(20 ºC) |
| Merck |
14,3782 |
| Henry's Law Constant |
7.59, 9.58, 11.0, 12.1(x 10-3 atm?m3/mol), and 14.3 at 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 °C, respectively (EPICS, Ashworth et al.,
1988) |
| Exposure limits |
TLV-TWA 1000 ppm (～2600 mg/m3)
(ACGIH, MSHA, NIOSH, and OSHA); IDLH
20,000 ppm (NIOSH). |
| Stability |
Stable. Highly flammable - may form explosive mixtures with air. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, alkali metals and their alloys. |
| Major Application |
cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
food and beverages
personal care |
| InChI |
1S/C2H5Cl/c1-2-3/h2H2,1H3 |
| InChIKey |
HRYZWHHZPQKTII-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES |
CCCl |
| CAS DataBase Reference |
75-00-3(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| IARC |
3 (Vol. 52, 71) 1999 |
| EPA Substance Registry System |
Chloroethane (75-00-3) |
