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1,1,2-trichloroethane
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1,1,2-Trichloroethane, vinyl trichloride or 1,1,2-TCA, is an organochloride solvent with the molecular formula and the structural formula . It is a colourless, sweet-smelling liquid that does not dissolve in water, but is soluble in most organic solvents. It is an isomer of 1,1,1-trichloroethane, and a byproduct of its manufacture.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C2H3Cl3
- Molecular weight
- 133.4 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 1,1,2-trichloroethane
- SMILES
- C(C(Cl)Cl)Cl
- InChIKey
- UBOXGVDOUJQMTN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 1.9
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 131.93
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- Commons category
- 1,1,2-Trichloroethane
- melting point
- -34
- chemical formula
- C₂H₃Cl₃
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0628
- density
- 1.44
- immediately dangerous to life or health
- 546
- boiling point
- 113.8
- vapor pressure
- 19
- solubility
- 0.4
- lower flammable limit
- 6
- upper flammable limit
- 15.5
- ionization energy
- 11
- time-weighted average exposure limit
- 45
- canonical SMILES
- C(C(Cl)Cl)Cl
- found in taxon
- Cystoseira barbata
- has characteristic
- flammable liquid
- subject has role
- carcinogen
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1,1,2-Trichloroethane, vinyl trichloride or 1,1,2-TCA, is an organochloride solvent with the molecular formula and the structural formula . It is a colourless, sweet-smelling liquid that does not dissolve in water, but is soluble in most organic solvents. It is an isomer of 1,1,1-trichloroethane, and a byproduct of its manufacture.
It is used as a solvent and as an intermediate in the synthesis of 1,1-dichloroethylene.
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