CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | Ethylbis(2-chloroethyl)amine is a dark liquid with a faint, fishy amine odor. Used as a delayed-action, military casualty agent. |
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| Color/Form | Colorless/pale yellow liquid |
| Odor | Faint fishy, amine odor |
| Boiling Point | 185 °F at 12 mmHg (EPA, 1998) |
| Melting Point | -29 °F (EPA, 1998) |
| Flash Point | High enough not to interfere with military use of the agent (EPA, 1998) |
| Solubility | In water, 160 mg/l @ 25 °C |
| Density | 1.0861 at 73.4 °F (EPA, 1998) - Denser than water; will sink |
| Vapor Density | 5.9 (EPA, 1998) - Heavier than air; will sink (Relative to Air) |
| Vapor Pressure | 0.24 mmHg at 77 °F (EPA, 1998) |
| LogP | log Kow = 2.02 @ 25 °C /Estimated/ |
| Henry's Law Constant | Henry's Law constant = 3.5X10-4 atm-cu m/mole @ 25 °C /Estimated/ |
| Decomposition | When heated to decomposition it emits very toxic fumes of /Hydrogen Chloride and Nitrogen Oxide/. |
| Heat of Vaporization | 77 calories per gram |
| Refractive Index | Index of refraction =1.4653 at 25 °C/D |
| Dissociation Constants | pKa= 6.57 |
| Relative Evaporation Rate | Volatility at 25 °C: 2.29 mg/l |
| Kovats Retention Index | 1156 1152.5 1153.33 1156 |
| Other Experimental Properties | Boils at 66 °C if the pressure is 3 mm Hg; boils at 85.5 °C if the pressure is 12 mm Hg |
| Chemical Classes | Toxic Gases & Vapors -> Chemical Weapons |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 170.08 g/mol |
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| XLogP3 | 1.8 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 0 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 1 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 5 |
| Exact Mass | 169.0425048 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 169.0425048 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 3.2 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 9 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 53 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
Ethylbis(2-chloroethyl)amine is a dark liquid with a faint, fishy amine odor. Used as a delayed-action, military casualty agent.