Bis(2-chloroethyl) ether CAS 111-44-4

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Bis(2-chloroethyl) ether is a colorless chlorinated ether with a characteristic solvent odor. It is used as a reactive intermediate and as a process solvent, and it must be handled as a highly toxic, combustible liquid. Aure Chemical supplies Bis(2-chloroethyl) ether (CAS 111-44-4) to industrial and synthesis customers who need documented quality and Class 6.1 transport paperwork.

Basic Information of Bis(2-chloroethyl) Ether

The constants below follow widely cited catalog and ICSC values. Confirm assay, peroxide status and the current SDS before use, especially if the material will be distilled or held in storage.

CAS No.	111-44-4
EC No.	203-870-1
Linear Formula	(ClCH2CH2)2O
Molecular Weight	143.01
Appearance	Colorless liquid with a chlorinated-solvent odor
Melting Point	−47 °C (lit.)
Boiling point	178 °C (lit.)
Density	1.22 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
RIDADR	UN 1916 6.1 (3)/PG II
Chemical Structure

Key Applications of Bis(2-chloroethyl) Ether

• Chemical intermediate: The principal industrial use is as a bifunctional chloroethyl ether building block for further organic synthesis, including pesticide intermediates and other chlorinated derivatives.

• Process and extraction solvent: It has been used as a selective solvent for oils, resins and related organics, including lubricating-oil treating and extraction of fats where a chlorinated ether medium is specified.

• Crown-ether and specialty synthesis: In the presence of base it is used with catechol to prepare dibenzo-18-crown-6 and related macrocycles, and it appears in other ring-forming or alkylating sequences.

• Coatings and textile process chemistry: Smaller volumes have been used in paints, varnishes, lacquers, finish removers and textile scouring or fulling formulations that require a chlorinated ether solvent.

• Crosslinking and downstream organics: The two chloroethyl groups allow use as a crosslinking or alkylating intermediate in selected polymer-related and fine-chemical routes.

Aure Chemical: Your Reliable Partner for Bis(2-chloroethyl) Ether Supply

• Assay-controlled toxic intermediate quality: Lots are supplied against defined purity expectations so synthesis users receive a consistent chloroethyl ether rather than a peroxide-aged or off-spec material.

• Class 6.1 dual-hazard logistics: Export is coordinated through channels experienced with UN 1916 packing, subsidiary Class 3 risk and destination rules for this toxic, combustible liquid.

• SDS and high-toxicity documentation: SDS, COA and dangerous-goods papers are available to support industrial purchasing, incoming QA and regulatory handling of this acutely toxic ether.

• Sealed-pack and peroxide-check guidance: Assistance is available on tight containers, storage away from light and air, and shipment planning from research packs to larger industrial quantities.

Hazards Classification

GHS Classification: Flammable liquid (Category 3, GHS02); Acute toxicity, oral, dermal and inhalation (Category 1/2, GHS06); Carcinogenicity (Category 2, GHS08). Harmonized CLP labelling identifies the substance as fatal if swallowed, in contact with skin or if inhaled, and suspected of causing cancer.

Hazard Statements: H226 Flammable liquid and vapor; H300 + H310 + H330 Fatal if swallowed, in contact with skin or if inhaled; H351 Suspected of causing cancer. The liquid can form peroxides on exposure to air and light and decomposes to hydrogen chloride on burning or contact with water.

UN Number: UN 1916 (2,2'-DICHLORODIETHYL ETHER)

Hazard Class: 6.1 (Toxic substances), subsidiary risk 3 (Flammable liquid)

Packing Group: II