ethylene chloride

ethylene chloride

also called  ethylene dichloride  or  1,2-dichloroethane 

      a colourless, toxic, volatile liquid having an odour resembling that of chloroform. It is denser than water, and it is practically insoluble in water.

      Ethylene chloride is produced by the reaction of ethylene and chlorine. The annual production of ethylene chloride exceeds that of all other organohalogen compounds (organohalogen compound) and ranks behind only that of ethylene and propylene among all organic compounds (organic compound). Almost all ethylene chloride is converted to vinyl chloride for the production of polyvinyl chloride, or PVC. The conversion of ethylene chloride to vinyl chloride is carried out at temperatures of about 500 °C (930 °F) in the presence of a catalyst.

Francis A. Carey
 

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