2-chloroethan-1-ol
Also known as Ethylene chlorohydrin, 2-Chloroethyl alcohol, Ethylene chlorhydrin, beta-chloroethyl alcohol, beta-chloroethanol, ethylene chlorohydrin
2-Chloroethanol (also called ethylene chlorohydrin or glycol chlorohydrin) is an organic chemical compound with the chemical formula ClCH2CH2OH and the simplest beta-halohydrin (chlorohydrin). This colorless liquid has a pleasant ether-like odor. It is miscible with water. The molecule is bifunctional, consisting of both an alkyl chloride and an alcohol functional group.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C2H5ClO
- Molecular weight
- 80.51 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-chloroethanol
- SMILES
- C(CCl)O
- InChIKey
- SZIFAVKTNFCBPC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -0.1
- Polar surface area
- 20.2 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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2-Chloroethanol (also called ethylene chlorohydrin or glycol chlorohydrin) is an organic chemical compound with the chemical formula ClCH2CH2OH and the simplest beta-halohydrin (chlorohydrin). This colorless liquid has a pleasant ether-like odor. It is miscible with water. The molecule is bifunctional, consisting of both an alkyl chloride and an alcohol functional group.
==Synthesis and applications== 2-Chloroethanol is produced by treating ethylene with hypochlorous acid: 400px|Synthesis of 2-chlorethanol by treating ethylene with hypochlorous acid 2-Chloroethanol was once produced on a large scale as a precursor to ethylene oxide: 280px|Synthesis of ethylene oxide from 2-chloroethanol ClCH2CH2OH + NaOH → C2H4O + NaCl + H2O