1,2-Dichloroethane
An industrial intermediate between ethene and vinyl chloride.
- Formula
- C2H4Cl2
- Functional group
- Two carbon–chlorine bonds
- Molar mass
- 98.96 g/mol
- Also known as
- ethylene dichloride, EDC, 1,2-dichloroethane
Overview
Ethylene dichloride · EDC
An industrial intermediate between ethene and vinyl chloride.
Controlled cracking eliminates hydrogen chloride to give chloroethene. This supply-chain overview is not an operating procedure.
Identifiers
- Formula
- C2H4Cl2
- Functional group
- Two carbon–chlorine bonds
- Molar mass
- 98.96 g/mol
- Also known as
- ethylene dichloride, EDC, 1,2-dichloroethane
Chemical identifiers
- SMILES
- ClCCCl
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C2H4Cl2/c3-1-2-4/h1-2H2
- PubChem CID
- 11
Properties
- Melting Point
- -35.6 °C
- Boiling Point
- 83.4 °C
- Relative density (water = 1)
- Relative density (water = 1): 1.2
- Water solubility
- In water, 8,600 mg/L at 25 °C
Related compounds
- Dihalogenoalkanes
An industrial intermediate between ethene and vinyl chloride.
References
- PVC: monomer production, polymerisation and usesChemical Industry Education Centre, University of York
- PubChem: 1,2-DichloroethaneNational Center for Biotechnology Information
Identity retrieved 2026-09-08; matched against the record's isomeric structure. Unspecified stereochemistry remains unspecified.
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): 1,2-Dichloroethane — melting pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11#section=Melting-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Haynes, W.M. (ed.). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 95th Edition. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton: FL 2014-2015, p. 3-162
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): 1,2-Dichloroethane — boiling pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11#section=Boiling-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Haynes, W.M. (ed.). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 95th Edition. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton: FL 2014-2015, p. 3-162
- ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs): 1,2-Dichloroethane — densityILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11#section=Density. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred.
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): 1,2-Dichloroethane — solubilityHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11#section=Solubility. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Horvath A et al; J Phys Chem Ref Data 128: 395-623 (1999)