
Trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
1, 2-Dichloroethene, also called 1, 2-dichloroethylene, is a highly flammable, colorless liquid with a sharp, harsh odor. It is used to produce solvents and in chemical mixtures. You can smell very small amounts of 1, 2-dichloroethene in air (about 17 parts of 1, 2-dichloroethene per million parts of air [17 ppm]). There are two forms of 1, 2-dichloroethene; one is called cis-1, 2-dichloroethene and the other is called trans-1,2-di-chloroethene. Sometimes both forms are present as a mixture. — Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
- IUPAC name
- (E)-1,2-dichloroethene
- Molecular formula
- C2H2Cl2
- Molecular weight
- 96.94 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 95.9533555 Da
- XLogP3
- 1.9
- Topological polar surface area
- 0.0 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 0
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:18882
- ChEBI:CHEBI:29027
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL157026
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID7024031
- PubMed:9171062
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