:Talk:Chloroethane

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Where is the citation for this statetement?

"Recent information suggests carcinogenic potential; it has been designated as IARC category A3, Confirmed Animal Carcinogen with Unknown Relevance to Humans. " —Preceding unsigned comment added by 158.111.5.33 (talk) 18:57, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

Old chembox

I've put this here to keep the article readable. I've transferred most of the information to the new infobox, but some data (e.g. thermochemistry) should live in a separate data page.

Ben 00:11, 7 August 2006 (UTC).

General

Name Ethyl chloride
Chemical formula C2H5Cl
Appearance Colorless gas

Physical

Formula weight 64.5 amu
Melting point 134 K (-139 °C)
Boiling point 285 K (12 °C)
Density 0.92 ×103 kg/m3 (liquid)
Solubility 0.6 g / 100 mL water

Thermochemistry

ΔfH0gas -107.7 kJ/mol
ΔfH0liquid -132.4 kJ/mol
ΔfH0solid ? kJ/mol
S0gas, 1 bar ? J/mol·K
S0liquid, 1 bar ? J/mol·K
S0solid ? J/mol·K

Safety

Ingestion May cause nausea.
Inhalation In high concentration, may cause dizziness, unconsciousness, suffocation.
Skin Potential irritant.
Eyes Potential irritant.
More info [http://ull.chemistry.uakron.edu/erd/chemicals/7/6469.html Hazardous Chemical Database]

catalyst of C2H4 + HCl

According to my chemistry teacher you don't need the AlCl3 as a catalyst for this reaction; it is just used as a catalyst for an intermediate step for producing styrene -- C2H4 should react at r.t.p, no catalyst, by bubbling it through a solution of HCl. --Katrielalex 10:46, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Inaccuracy

I made an edit changing where it says "Ethyl chloride is a prescription drug in the US" to "Ethyl chloride is not controlled in the US". It was rolled back, and I have no idea why, to say that something is a prescription drug implies that it is controlled or regulated on a DEA Schedule and is illegal to posses. Ethyl Chloride is widely available in pornography shops across the country and online, it is not regulated by the DEA and therefore is not a prescription drug. The message I got said my edit was not constructive, so this time I just removed the inaccurate part. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.129.248.151 (talk) 20:25, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

Use in dentistry

My dentist recently applied cotton wool soaked in Chloroethane to one of my teeth to simulate the eating of cold foods. Johnalexwood (talk) 15:41, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

Ethyl chlorate

"Ethyl chlorate" redirects here, but the term is not mentioned anywhere in the article. This should be rectified. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:23C8:7B09:FA01:7935:FBF6:D891:168E (talk) 23:52, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

:That name is definitely inaccurate Saint concrete (talk) 15:42, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

Niche use is Atmos clocks

Ethyl Chloride is contained inside the bellows that drive the winding mechanism of JLC Atmos clocks. Minute temperature and atmospheric pressure differences cause the bellows to expand and contract thus keeping the clock wound.