Difference between revisions of "1,2-Dichloroethane"

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|definition=1,2-Dichloroethane is a clear, manufactured liquid. It evaporates quickly at room temperature and has a pleasant smell and a sweet taste. The most common use of 1,2-dichloroethane is to make vinyl chloride, which is used to make a variety of plastic and vinyl products including polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes and other important construction materials,
 
|definition=1,2-Dichloroethane is a clear, manufactured liquid. It evaporates quickly at room temperature and has a pleasant smell and a sweet taste. The most common use of 1,2-dichloroethane is to make vinyl chloride, which is used to make a variety of plastic and vinyl products including polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes and other important construction materials,
packaging materials, furniture and automobile upholstery, wall coverings, housewares, and automobile parts. <ref name="US">[http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp84.pdf U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 2001 TOXICOLOGICAL PROFILE FOR 1,2-DICHLOROETHANE]</ref>}}
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packaging materials, furniture and automobile upholstery, wall coverings, housewares, and automobile parts. <ref name="US">[http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp38.pdf U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 2001 TOXICOLOGICAL PROFILE FOR 1,2-DICHLOROETHANE]</ref>}}
  
  

Revision as of 16:12, 13 August 2009

Definition of 1,2-Dichloroethane:
1,2-Dichloroethane is a clear, manufactured liquid. It evaporates quickly at room temperature and has a pleasant smell and a sweet taste. The most common use of 1,2-dichloroethane is to make vinyl chloride, which is used to make a variety of plastic and vinyl products including polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes and other important construction materials, packaging materials, furniture and automobile upholstery, wall coverings, housewares, and automobile parts. [1]
This is the common definition for 1,2-Dichloroethane, other definitions can be discussed in the article


Notes

Moderate water solubility of 8.69 g/l