Ethane, 1,2-dichloro-

• Formula: C₂H₄Cl₂
• Molecular weight: 98.959
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C2H4Cl2/c3-1-2-4/h1-2H2 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: WSLDOOZREJYCGB-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 107-06-2
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: α,β-Dichloroethane; s-Dichloroethane; Brocide; Dutch liquid; Ethylene chloride; Ethylene dichloride; Freon 150; Glycol dichloride; 1,2-Bichloroethane; 1,2-Dichlorethane; 1,2-Dichloroethane; CH2ClCH2Cl; sym-Dichloroethane; Aethylenchlorid; Bichlorure D'ethylene; Borer sol; Chlorure D'ethylene; Cloruro di ethene; 1,2-DCE; Destruxol borer-sol; 1,2-Dichloorethaan; 1,2-Dichlor-aethan; Dichloremulsion; Di-chlor-mulsion; Dichloro-1,2-ethane; 1,2-Dicloroetano; Dutch oil; EDC; ENT 1,656; Ethane dichloride; Ethyleendichloride; 1,2-Ethylene dichloride; NCI-C00511; Rcra waste number U077; UN 1184; DCE; EDC (halocarbon); HCC 150; 1,2-dichloroethane (ethylene dichloride)
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Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing
CAL - James S. Chickos, William E. Acree, Jr., Joel F. Liebman, Students of Chem 202 (Introduction to the Literature of Chemistry), University of Missouri -- St. Louis

Enthalpy of vaporization

Antoine Equation Parameters

log₁₀(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
    P = vapor pressure (atm)
    T = temperature (K)

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Enthalpy of fusion

Entropy of fusion

Entropy of fusion

Enthalpy of phase transition

Entropy of phase transition

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:
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

Gas Chromatography

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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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Kovats' RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Kovats' RI, polar column, isothermal

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Kovats' RI, polar column, temperature ramp

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Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program

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Normal alkane RI, polar column, isothermal

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Normal alkane RI, polar column, temperature ramp

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Normal alkane RI, polar column, custom temperature program

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  Pc	Critical pressure
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tc	Critical temperature
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  ΔHtrs	Enthalpy of phase transition
  ΔStrs	Entropy of phase transition
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔfusS	Entropy of fusion
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions
  ρc	Critical density

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