Record Information
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StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2022-06-05 22:54:37 UTC
Update Date2024-10-07 00:02:25 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0054134
Metabolite Identification
Common Name1,2-dichloroethane
Description1,2-Dichloroethane is a solvent used in food processing.The chemical compound 1,2-dichloroethane, commonly known by its old name of ethylene dichloride (EDC), is a chlorinated hydrocarbon, mainly used to produce vinyl chloride monomer (VCM, chloroethene), the major precursor for PVC production. It is a colourless liquid with a chloroform-like odour. 1,2-Dichloroethane is also used generally as an intermediate for other organic chemical compounds, and as a solvent
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
1,2-DCEChEBI
1,2-DichloraethanChEBI
alpha,beta-DichloroethaneChEBI
AethylenchloridChEBI
AethylendichloridChEBI
DCEChEBI
EDCChEBI
Ethane dichlorideChEBI
Ethylene chlorideChEBI
Ethylene dichlorideChEBI
Glycol dichlorideChEBI
a,b-DichloroethaneGenerator
Α,β-dichloroethaneGenerator
-DichloroethaneHMDB
alpha,BetHMDB
EDC, jmafHMDB
Ethylene dichloride, bsi, isoHMDB
R 150HMDB
S-DichloroethaneHMDB
Ethylene dichloride, 14C-labeledHMDB
Ethylene dichloride, 14c2-labeledHMDB
Ethylene dichloride, 38CL-labeledHMDB
Ethylene dichloride, ion (1+)HMDB
Ethylene dichloride, 36CL-labeledHMDB
Molecular FormulaC2H4Cl2
Average Mass98.959
Monoisotopic Mass97.969005542
IUPAC Name1,2-dichloroethane
Traditional Nameethylene dichloride
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
ClCCCl
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C2H4Cl2/c3-1-2-4/h1-2H2
InChI KeyWSLDOOZREJYCGB-UHFFFAOYSA-N