C2H4Cl2
98.96 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalDanger
1,2-dichloroethane
CAS107-06-2EC203-458-1
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Halocarbon
Primary Use
Production of vinyl chloride
1,2-Dichloroethane, also known as ethylene dichloride (EDC), is a colorless liquid with a chloroform-like odor. It is primarily used in the production of vinyl chloride, which is then converted into polyvinyl chloride (PVC) for various products.
Production of vinyl chlorideManufacture of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipesProduction of PVC furniture and automobile upholstery
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Safety Reference
Danger
H225Highly flammable liquid and vapour
H302Harmful if swallowed
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
H350May cause cancer
H304May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways
H331Toxic if inhaled
H320Causes eye irritation
H336May cause drowsiness or dizziness
H370Causes damage to organs
H372Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
H373May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
H402Harmful to aquatic life
H341Suspected of causing genetic defects
H351Suspected of causing cancer
H313May be harmful in contact with skin
Regulatory Compliance5
- EU REACH Authorisation ListEURegulationRestricted
- EU REACH SVHCEURegulation
- Rotterdam PICGlobalInternational ConventionListedSource
- California Proposition 65USRegulation
- CN Catalogue of Hazardous ChemicalsCNRegulation
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for 1,2-dichloroethane (CAS 107-06-2) is 2903.15, 3808.59, 3827.90.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2903.15, 3808.59, 3827.90
EU CN code (8-digit)
2903 15 00, 3808 59 00, 3827 90 00
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
1,2-dichloroethane
InChIKey
WSLDOOZREJYCGB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C(CCl)Cl
Synonyms (86)
- DCE
- Ethambutol EP Impurity D
- Ethambutol Hydrochloride EP Impurity D
- -Dichloroethane
- 1,2 dichoroethane
- 1,2-Bichloroethane
- 1,2-DCE
- 1,2-DICHLOROETHANE, ACS
- 1,2-Dichloorethaan
- 1,2-Dichloorethaan [Dutch]
- 1,2-Dichlor-aethan
- 1,2-Dichlor-aethan [German]
- 1,2-Dichlorethan
- 1,2-Dichlorethane
- 1,2-Dichloroethane, anhydrous
- 1,2-Dichloroethane, p.a.
- 1,2-Dicloroetano
- 1,2-Dicloroetano [Italian]
- 1,2-Ethylene dichloride
- 1,2-Ethylidene dichloride
- 1,2-dichioroethane
- 1,2-dichloroetane
- 1,2-dichloroethan
- 1,2-dichloroethane
- 1,2-dichloroetharie
- 1,2-dicloroethane
- 34H - WFD H
- Aethylenchlorid
- Aethylenchlorid [German]
- Aethylendichlorid
- Bichlorure D'ethylene
- Borer sol
- Brocide
- Caswell No. 440
- Chlorure D'ethylene
- Chlorure d'ethylene [French]
- Cloruro di ethene
- Cloruro di ethene [Italian]
- Destruxol borer-sol
- Dichlor-Mulsion
- Dichloremulsion
- Dichloro-1,2-ethane
- Dichloro-1,2-ethane [French]
- Dichloroethylene
- Dichlorure d'ethylene
- Dutch liquid
- EDC (halocarbon)
- EDC, JMAF
- ENT 1,656
- ETHYLENE DICHLORIDE [MART.]
- Ethane dichloride
- Ethane, 1,2-dichloro-
- Ethyleendichloride
- Ethyleendichloride [Dutch]
- Ethylene chloride
- Ethylene dichloride
- Ethylene dichloride, BSI, ISO
- Freon 150
- Glycol dichloride
- HCC 150
- R 150
- RCRA waste no. U077
- RY Dichloro-1,2-ethane
- Rcra waste number U077
- alpha,Bet
- alpha,beta-Dichloroethane
- ehtylene dichloride
- ethylendichloride
- ethylene dichoride
- s-Dichloroethane
- sym-Dichloroethane