LP17912-4
Chloroethane
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Description
Chloroethane or monochloroethane, commonly known by its old name ethyl chloride, is a chemical compound with chemical formula C2H5Cl, once widely used in producing tetra-ethyl lead, a gasoline additive. It is a colorless, flammable gas or refrigerated liquid with a faintly sweet odor.
Ethyl chloride is the least toxic of the chloroethanes. Like other chlorinated hydrocarbons, it is a central nervous system depressant, albeit a less potent one than many similar compounds. People breathing its vapors at less than 1% concentration in air usually experience no symptoms. At higher concentrations, victims usually exhibit symptoms similar to those of alcohol intoxication. Breathing its vapors at 15% or higher is often fatal.
Studies on the effects of chronic ethyl chloride exposure in animals have given inconsistent results, and there exist no data for its long-term effects on humans. Some studies have reported that prolonged exposure can produce liver or kidney damage, or uterine cancer in mice, but these data have been difficult to reproduce.
Chloroethane is not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans (Group 3).
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Source: Wikipedia, Chloroethane
Basic Part Properties
- Part Display Name
- Chloroethane
- Part Type
- Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
- Created On
- 2000-05-04
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- Chloroethane
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 氯乙烷 Synonyms: 乙基氯; |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Chloroéthane |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Kloroetaan |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Cloroetano |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Cloroetano |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Kloroetan |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Хлорэтан |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | chloorethaan |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Chloroéthane |
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