IUPAC Name: Bis-1,2-(Chloromethoxy)ethane
Synonyms of Bis-1,2-(Chloromethoxy)ethane (CAS NO.13483-18-6): Ethane, 1,2-bis(chloromethoxy)- ; Ethylene glycol bis(chloromethyl) ether ; Ethylene glycol bis(chloromethyl)ether ; 1,2-Bis(chloromethoxy)ethane
InChI: InChI=1/C4H8Cl2O2/c5-3-7-1-2-8-4-6/h1-4H2
InChIKey: IDFLGSYEBJNWMK-UHFFFAOYAP
Std. InChI: InChI=1S/C4H8Cl2O2/c5-3-7-1-2-8-4-6/h1-4H2
Std. InChIKey: IDFLGSYEBJNWMK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS NO: 13483-18-6
Molecular Formula: C₄H₈Cl₂O₂
Molecular Weight: 159.0111
Molecular Structure :
EINECS: 236-791-6
H bond acceptors: 2
H bond donors: 0
Freely Rotating Bonds: 5
Polar Surface Area: 18.46 Å²
Index of Refraction: 1.432
Molar Refractivity: 33.76 cm³
Molar Volume: 130 cm³
Surface Tension: 31.2 dyne/cm
Density: 1.222 g/cm³
Flash Point: 71.6 °C
Enthalpy of Vaporization: 40.58 kJ/mol
Boiling Point: 186.9 °C at 760 mmHg
Vapour Pressure: 0.89 mmHg at 25°C

IARC Cancer Review: Group 3 IMEMDT    IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man 7 (1987),p. 56.(World Health Organization, Internation Agency for Research on Cancer,Lyon, France.: ) (Single copies can be ordered from WHO Publications Centre U.S.A., 49 Sheridan Avenue, Albany, NY 12210) ; Animal Sufficient Evidence IMEMDT    IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man 15 (1977),p. 31.(World Health Organization, Internation Agency for Research on Cancer,Lyon, France.: ) (Single copies can be ordered from WHO Publications Centre U.S.A., 49 Sheridan Avenue, Albany, NY 12210) . Reported in EPA TSCA Inventory. Glycol ethers are on the Community Right-To-Know List.

Questionable carcinogen with experimental neoplastigenic data. See also GLYCOL ETHERS. When Bis-1,2-(Chloromethoxy)ethane (CAS NO.13483-18-6) is heated to decomposition ,it emits toxic fumes of Cl^−.

For occupational chemical analysis use NIOSH: see 1,2-DICHLORO-1,1-DIFLUOROETHANE 1018.