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trichloroethane
Sign in to saveAlso known as methylchloroform, 1,1,1-trichlorethane, alpha-T, methyltrichloromethane, alpha-trichloroethane, 1,1,1-TCE, trichloro-1,1,1-ethane
1,1,1-Trichloroethane, also known as methyl chloroform and chlorothene, is a chloroalkane with the chemical formula . It is an isomer of 1,1,2-trichloroethane. A colourless and sweet-smelling liquid, it was once produced industrially in large quantities for use as a solvent. It is regulated by the Montreal Protocol as an ozone-depleting substance, and as such, use has declined since 1996. Trichloroethane should not be confused with the similar-sounding trichloroethene which is also commonly used as a solvent.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C2H3Cl3
- Molecular weight
- 133.4 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 1,1,1-trichloroethane
- SMILES
- CC(Cl)(Cl)Cl
- InChIKey
- UOCLXMDMGBRAIB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.4
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 131.930033
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- boiling point
- 74.09
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0404
- immediately dangerous to life or health
- 3822
- density
- 1.34
- canonical SMILES
- CC(Cl)(Cl)Cl
- Commons category
- 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
- chemical formula
- C₂H₃Cl₃
- melting point
- -30.4
- vapor pressure
- 100
- solubility
- 0.4
- lower flammable limit
- 7.5
- upper flammable limit
- 12.5
- ionization energy
- 11
- time-weighted average exposure limit
- 1900
- ceiling exposure limit
- 1900
- global warming potential
- 193
- electric dipole moment
- 1.755
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1,1,1-Trichloroethane, also known as methyl chloroform and chlorothene, is a chloroalkane with the chemical formula . It is an isomer of 1,1,2-trichloroethane. A colourless and sweet-smelling liquid, it was once produced industrially in large quantities for use as a solvent. It is regulated by the Montreal Protocol as an ozone-depleting substance, and as such, use has declined since 1996. Trichloroethane should not be confused with the similar-sounding trichloroethene which is also commonly used as a solvent.
==Production== 1,1,1-Trichloroethane was first reported by Henri Victor Regnault in 1840. Industrially, it is usually produced in a two-step process from vinyl chloride. In the first step, vinyl chloride reacts with hydrogen chloride at to produce 1,1-dichloroethane: