Bis(2-chloroethyl) sulfide
[CAS# 69020-37-7]

Identification

• Name: Bis(2-chloroethyl) sulfide
• Synonyms: 1-Chloro-2-(2-Chloroethylthio)Ethane; 1,1'-Thiobis(2-Chloroethane); 1-Chloro-2-(Beta-Chloroethylthio)Ethane
• Molecular Formula: C₄H₈Cl₂S
• Molecular Weight: 159.07
• CAS Registry Number: 69020-37-7
• SMILES: C(Cl)CSCCCl
• InChI: 1S/C4H8Cl2S/c5-1-3-7-4-2-6/h1-4H2
• InChIKey: QKSKPIVNLNLAAV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Properties

• Density: 1.2±0.1g/cm³ (Cal.)
• Boiling point: 215.999°C at 760 mmHg (Cal.)
• Flash point: 89.4±17.5°C (Cal.)

Safety Data

• Safety Description: Safety glasses, gloves, good ventilation. Handle as a carcinogen.This material must not be used unless a full risk assessment has been prepared in advance. It should not be used if safer alternatives are available. Disposal of waste must be carriedout in a safe fashion - anything other than trivial amounts must notbe vented through a fume cupboard. Use of this chemical forresearch purposes may be legallyprohibited or restricted.

References

• (1): Ştefan Neaţu, Bogdan Cojocaru, Vasile I. Pârvulescu, Vasile Şomoghi, Mercedes Alvaro and Hermenegildo Garcia. Visible-light C–heteroatom bond cleavage and detoxification of chemical warfare agents using titania-supported gold nanoparticles as photocatalyst, J. Mater. Chem., 2010, 20, 4050.