Ethylene, 1,2-dichloro-, (E)-

• Formula: C₂H₂Cl₂
• Molecular weight: 96.943
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C2H2Cl2/c3-1-2-4/h1-2H/b2-1+ Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: KFUSEUYYWQURPO-OWOJBTEDSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 156-60-5
• Chemical structure:
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• Stereoisomers:
  • Ethylene, 1,2-dichloro-, (Z)-
  • 1,2-Dichloroethylene
• Other names: Ethene, 1,2-dichloro-, (E)-; (E)-1,2-Dichloroethylene; trans-Di-1,2-Chloroethylene; trans-1,2-Dichloroethene; trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene; (E)-CHCl=CHCl; 1,2-trans-Dichloroethene; (E)-1,2-Dichloroethene; 1,2-trans-Dichloroethylene; trans-Acetylene dichloride; trans-Dichloroethylene; Dichloroethylene, trans-; 1,trans-2-Dichloroethene; Rcra waste number U079; Ethene, 1,2-dichloro-, (1E)-; Ethylene, 1,2-dichloro-, trans-; HCC 1130t; NSC 60512; R 1130t
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

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By formula: C₂H₂Cl₂ = C₂H₂Cl₂

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By formula: C₂H₂Cl₂ = C₂H₂Cl₂

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By formula: C₂H₂Cl₂ = C₂H₂Cl₂

 +  =

By formula: C₂H₂Cl₂ + Br₂ = C₂H₂Br₂Cl₂

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
L - Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

References

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Manion, 2002
Manion, J.A., Evaluated Enthalpies of Formation of the Stable Closed Shell C1 and C2 Chlorinated Hydrocarbons, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 2002, 31, 1, 123-172, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1420703 . [all data]

Rozhnov, Levanova, et al., 1974
Rozhnov, A.M.; Levanova, S.V.; Dvornikova, G.A.; Sadovnikova, S.L., Equilibrium of isomerization of dichloroethylenes, J. Appl. Chem. USSR, 1974, 47, 667-669. [all data]

Craig, Piper, et al., 1971
Craig, N.C.; Piper, L.G.; Wheeler, V.L., Thermodynamics of cis-trans isomerizations. II. The 1-chloro-2-fluoroethylenes, 1,2-difluorocyclopropanes, and related molecules, J. Phys. Chem., 1971, 75, 1453-1460. [all data]

Wood and Stevenson, 1941
Wood, R.E.; Stevenson, D.P., The energy of isomerization of cis- and trans-dichloroethylene, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1941, 63, 1650-1653. [all data]

Maroney, 1935
Maroney, W., The thermal equilibrium of the cis-trans isomers of dichloroethylene at high temperatures, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1935, 57, 2397-2398. [all data]

Laursen and Pimentel, 1989
Laursen, S.L.; Pimentel, G.C., Matrix-induced intersystem crossing in the photochemistry of the 1,2-dichloroethenes, J. Phys. Chem., 1989, 93, 2328-2333. [all data]

Pitzer and Hollenberg, 1954
Pitzer, K.S.; Hollenberg, J.L., Cis- and trans-dichloroethylenes. The infrared spectra from 130-400 cm.^-1 and the thermodynamic properties, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1954, 76, 1493-1496. [all data]

Muller and Schumacher, 1939
Muller, K.L.; Schumacher, H.J., Die photochemische bromierung von transdichlorathylen und der photochemische durch brom sensibilisierte zerfall von dichlordibromathan, Z. Phys. Chem., 1939, 42, 327-345. [all data]

Lake and Thompson, 1970
Lake, R.F.; Thompson, H., Photoelectron spectra of halogenated ethylenes, Proc. Roy. Soc. (London), 1970, A315, 323. [all data]

Jonathan, Ross, et al., 1970
Jonathan, N.; Ross, K.; Tomlinson, V., The photoelectron spectra of dichloroethylenes, Intern. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Phys., 1970, 4, 51. [all data]

Walsh and Warsop, 1967
Walsh, A.D.; Warsop, P.A., Ultra-violet absorption of trans-dichloro ethylene, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans., 1967, 63, 524. [all data]

Watanabe, Nakayama, et al., 1962
Watanabe, K.; Nakayama, T.; Mottl, J., Ionization potentials of some molecules, J. Quant. Spectry. Radiative Transfer, 1962, 2, 369. [all data]

Momigny, 1960
Momigny, J., Les potentials d'ionisation des dihalogenoethylenes cis et trans, Bull. Classe Sci. Acad. Roy. Belg., 1960, 46, 686. [all data]

Bralsford, Harris, et al., 1960
Bralsford, R.; Harris, P.V.; Price, W.C., The effect of fluorine on the electronic spectra and ionization potentials of molecules, Proc. Roy. Soc. (London), 1960, A258, 459. [all data]

Von Niessen, Asbrink, et al., 1982
Von Niessen, W.; Asbrink, L.; Bieri, G., 30.4 nm He(II) Photoelectron spectra of organic molecules. Part VI. Halogeno-compounds (C,H,X: X = Cl, Br, I), J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom., 1982, 26, 173. [all data]

Wittel and Bock, 1974
Wittel, K.; Bock, H., Photoelektronenspekten und molekuleigenschaften. XXVII. Chlor- und bromathylene- beispiele fur anderungen in π- und σ-Systemen, Chem. Ber., 1974, 107, 317. [all data]

Katrib, Debies, et al., 1973
Katrib, A.; Debies, T.P.; Colton, R.J.; Lee, T.H.; Rabalais, J.W., The use of differential photoionization cross sections as a function of excitation energy in assigning photoelectron spectra, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1973, 22, 196. [all data]

Bock and Wittel, 1972
Bock, H.; Wittel, K., Photoelectron spectra and molecular properties of trans-dihalogenoethylenes: substituent effects spin-orbit coupling, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1972, 602. [all data]

Momigny, 1961
Momigny, J., Comportement des dihalogenoethylenes cis et trans sous l'impact electronique, Bull. Soc. Chim. Belges, 1961, 70, 241. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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