3793. Ethylene Chlorohydrin

Nomenclature

CAS number: 107-07-3
2-Chloroethanol; 2-chloroethyl alcohol; glycol chlorohydrin.
C2H5ClO; mol wt 80.51.
C 29.84%, H 6.26%, Cl 44.04%, O 19.87%.
ClCH2CH2OH.

Description and references

Made from ethylene by action of a hypochlorite. Toxicity data: H. F. Smyth et al., J. Ind. Hyg. Toxicol. 23, 259 (1941). Review: G. H. Riesser in Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology vol. 5 (Wiley-Interscience, New York, 3rd ed., 1979) pp 848-864.

Properties

Colorless liq. Poisonous, flammable. d420 1.197. bp 128-130°. mp -67°. nD20 1.4419. Flash pt, open cup: 105°F (40°C). Miscible with water, alcohol. LD50 orally in rats: 0.095 g/kg (Smyth).

Caution

Potential symptoms of overexposure are irritation of mucous membranes; nausea, vomiting; vertigo, incoordination; numbness; visual disturbance; headache; thirst; delirium; low blood pressure; collapse, shock and coma; liver and kidney damage. See NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (DHHS/NIOSH 97-140, 1997) p 134. See also Patty's Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology vol. 2C, G. D. Clayton, F. E. Clayton, Eds. (Wiley-Interscience, New York, 4th ed., 1982) pp 4675-4684.

Use

Solvent; manuf insecticides; treating sweet potatoes before planting.