CAS 111-44-4|Bis(chloroethyl) ether
Introduction：Basic information about CAS 111-44-4|Bis(chloroethyl) ether, including its chemical name, molecular formula, synonyms, physicochemical properties, and safety information, etc.
| Common Name | Bis(chloroethyl) ether | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CAS Number | 111-44-4 | Molecular Weight | 143.012 |
| Density | 1.2±0.1 g/cm3 | Boiling Point | 178.7±0.0 °C at 760 mmHg |
| Molecular Formula | C4H8Cl2O | Melting Point | −47 °C(lit.) |
| MSDS | ChineseUSA | Flash Point | 55.0±0.0 °C |
| Symbol | GHS02, GHS06, GHS08 | Signal Word | Danger |
Names
| Name | 2,2'-Dichlorodiethyl ether |
|---|---|
| Synonym | More Synonyms |
Chemical & Physical Properties
| Density | 1.2±0.1 g/cm3 |
|---|---|
| Boiling Point | 178.7±0.0 °C at 760 mmHg |
| Melting Point | −47 °C(lit.) |
| Molecular Formula | C4H8Cl2O |
| Molecular Weight | 143.012 |
| Flash Point | 55.0±0.0 °C |
| Exact Mass | 141.995224 |
| PSA | 9.23000 |
| LogP | 1.19 |
| Vapour Pressure | 1.3±0.3 mmHg at 25°C |
| Index of Refraction | 1.431 |
| InChIKey | ZNSMNVMLTJELDZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES | ClCCOCCCl |
| Stability | Stable. Combustible. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents. |
| Water Solubility | Slightly soluble. 1.72 g/100 mL |
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION |
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA - TYPE OF TEST :
- Open irritation test
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration onto the skin
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Open irritation test
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration onto the skin
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Standard Draize test
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration into the eye
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 75 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 330 mg/m3/4H
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 209 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - ptosis Gastrointestinal - changes in structure or function of salivary glands Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 650 mg/m3/2H
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 126 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration onto the skin
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 90 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Inhalation
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - guinea pig
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 500 ppm/1H
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration onto the skin
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - guinea pig
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 300 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Mammal - species unspecified
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 112 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Oral
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 33 gm/kg/79W-C
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria Liver - tumors Blood - lymphoma, including Hodgkin's disease
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Subcutaneous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 2400 mg/kg/60W-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
MUTATION DATA - TEST SYSTEM :
- Insect - Drosophila melanogaster
- REFERENCE :
- EMMUEG Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis. (Alan R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003) V.10- 1987- Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,51,1994 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-Not classifiable as a human carcinogen DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: TLV/BEI,1997 ACGIH TLV-STEL 58 mg/m3 (10 ppm) (skin) DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: TLV/BEI,1997 ACGIH TLV-TWA 29 mg/m3 (5 ppm) DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: TLV/BEI,1997 IARC Cancer Review:Animal Limited Evidence IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,117,1975 IARC Cancer Review:Human No Adequate Data IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,117,1975 IARC Cancer Review:Group 3 IMSUDL IARC Monographs, Supplement. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) No.1- 1979- Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,56,1987 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW 85CVA2 "Oncology 1970, Proceedings of the Tenth International Cancer Congress," Chicago, Year Book Medical Pub., 1971 Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,250,1970 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW BNYMAM Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine. (New York Academy of Medicine, 2 E. 103rd St., New York, NY 10029) Ser 2: V.1- 1925- Volume(issue)/page/year: 54,413,1978 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 5 ppm (30 mg/m3) (skin) DTLWS* "Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values for Substances in Workroom Air," Supplements. For publisher information, see 85INA8. Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,16,1973 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):CL 15 ppm (90 mg/m3) (skin) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1910.1000,1994 OSHA PEL (Construc):CL 15 ppm (90 mg/m3) (skin) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1926.55,1994 OSHA PEL (Shipyard):CL 15 ppm (90 mg/m3) (skin) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1915.1000,1993 OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):CL 15 ppm (90 mg/m3) (skin) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,50-204.50,1994 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 5 ppm (30 mg/m3);STEL 10 ppm (60 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRIA:TWA 10 ppm (60 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 5 ppm (29 mg/m3);STEL 10 ppm (58 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 5 ppm (30 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 5 ppm (30 mg/m3);STEL 10 ppm (60 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 5 ppm (30 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 10 ppm (60 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-JAPAN:TWA 15 ppm (88 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 5 ppm (30 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 15 ppm (90 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-POLAND:TWA 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 0.6 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-RUSSIA:TWA 15 ppm;STEL 2 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 5 ppm (30 mg/m3);STEL 25 ppm (50 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-THAILAND:TWA 15 ppm (90 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 15 ppm (90 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) : NIOSH REL TO DICHLOROETHYLETHER-air:CA TWA 5 ppm (Sk);STEL 10 ppm REFERENCE : NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda. Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992 NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 84164 No. of Facilities: 21 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 2 No. of Employees: 41 (estimated)
- TEST SYSTEM :
- Insect - Drosophila melanogaster
- REFERENCE :
- EMMUEG Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis. (Alan R. Liss, Inc., 41 E. 11th St., New York, NY 10003) V.10- 1987- Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,51,1994 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-Not classifiable as a human carcinogen DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: TLV/BEI,1997 ACGIH TLV-STEL 58 mg/m3 (10 ppm) (skin) DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: TLV/BEI,1997 ACGIH TLV-TWA 29 mg/m3 (5 ppm) DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: TLV/BEI,1997 IARC Cancer Review:Animal Limited Evidence IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,117,1975 IARC Cancer Review:Human No Adequate Data IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,117,1975 IARC Cancer Review:Group 3 IMSUDL IARC Monographs, Supplement. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) No.1- 1979- Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,56,1987 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW 85CVA2 "Oncology 1970, Proceedings of the Tenth International Cancer Congress," Chicago, Year Book Medical Pub., 1971 Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,250,1970 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW BNYMAM Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine. (New York Academy of Medicine, 2 E. 103rd St., New York, NY 10029) Ser 2: V.1- 1925- Volume(issue)/page/year: 54,413,1978 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 5 ppm (30 mg/m3) (skin) DTLWS* "Documentation of the Threshold Limit Values for Substances in Workroom Air," Supplements. For publisher information, see 85INA8. Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,16,1973 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):CL 15 ppm (90 mg/m3) (skin) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1910.1000,1994 OSHA PEL (Construc):CL 15 ppm (90 mg/m3) (skin) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1926.55,1994 OSHA PEL (Shipyard):CL 15 ppm (90 mg/m3) (skin) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1915.1000,1993 OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):CL 15 ppm (90 mg/m3) (skin) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,50-204.50,1994 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 5 ppm (30 mg/m3);STEL 10 ppm (60 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRIA:TWA 10 ppm (60 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 5 ppm (29 mg/m3);STEL 10 ppm (58 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:TWA 5 ppm (30 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:TWA 5 ppm (30 mg/m3);STEL 10 ppm (60 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:TWA 5 ppm (30 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 10 ppm (60 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-JAPAN:TWA 15 ppm (88 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 5 ppm (30 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 15 ppm (90 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-POLAND:TWA 10 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 0.6 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-RUSSIA:TWA 15 ppm;STEL 2 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN;Carcinogen JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 5 ppm (30 mg/m3);STEL 25 ppm (50 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-THAILAND:TWA 15 ppm (90 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 15 ppm (90 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) : NIOSH REL TO DICHLOROETHYLETHER-air:CA TWA 5 ppm (Sk);STEL 10 ppm REFERENCE : NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda. Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992 NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 84164 No. of Facilities: 21 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 2 No. of Employees: 41 (estimated)
Safety Information
| Symbol | GHS02, GHS06, GHS08 |
|---|---|
| Signal Word | Danger |
| Hazard Statements | H225-H301 + H311 + H331-H370 |
| Precautionary Statements | P210-P260-P280-P301 + P310-P311 |
| Personal Protective Equipment | Eyeshields;Faceshields;full-face respirator (US);Gloves;multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US);type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter |
| Hazard Codes | T+:Verytoxic; |
| Risk Phrases | R10;R26/27/28;R40 |
| Safety Phrases | S27-S28-S36/37-S45-S7/9-S28A |
| RIDADR | UN 1916 6.1/PG 2 |
| WGK Germany | 2 |
| RTECS | KN0875000 |
| Packaging Group | II |
| Hazard Class | 6.1 |
| HS Code | 29091900 |
Customs
| HS Code | 2909199090 |
|---|---|
| Summary | 2909199090. other acyclic ethers and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives. VAT:17.0%. Tax rebate rate:13.0%. . MFN tariff:5.5%. General tariff:30.0% |
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Synonyms
| 2,2'-Dichlorodiethyl Ether |
| ethane, 1-chloro-2-(2-chloroethoxy)- |
| MFCD00000975 |
| Bis(2-Chloroethyl)ether |
| Bis(2-chloroethyl) ether |
| Ethane, 2,2'-oxybis[1-chloro- |
| EINECS 203-870-1 |
| 1-Chloro-2-(2-chloroethoxy)ethane |
| 2-Chloroethyl ether |
| Bis(chloroethyl) ether |
