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Linear Formula:
CH2=CH2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
28.05
UNSPSC Code:
12142100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
200-815-3
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1730731
MDL number:
Product Name
Ethylene, ≥99.5%
InChI key
VGGSQFUCUMXWEO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
1S/C2H4/c1-2/h1-2H2
SMILES string
C=C
vapor density
0.97 (vs air)
vapor pressure
35.04 atm ( 20 °C)
assay
≥99.5%
autoignition temp.
842 °F
expl. lim.
36 %
bp
−104 °C (lit.)
mp
−169 °C (lit.)
Quality Level
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Application
Ethylene is mainly used as a precursor to synthesize polyethylene, ethylbenzene and ethylene dichloride. It is also used in the preparation of single- layer graphene by thermal chemical vapor deposition.
General description
Ethylene is an alkene used in Friedel-Crafts alkylation, cycloaddition, electrophilic addition, and vinylation reactions.
Other Notes
See Technical Information Bulletin AL-151 Gas Regulators: Selection, Installation, and Operation
Packaging
Supplied in a carbon steel lecture bottle with a CGA180M/CGA110F needle valve installed.
Compatible with the following:
Compatible with the following:
- Aldrich® lecture-bottle station systems
- Aldrich® lecture-bottle gas regulators
Legal Information
Aldrich is a registered trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC
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Danger
hcodes
Hazard Classifications
Flam. Gas 1 - Press. Gas Liquefied gas - STOT SE 3
target_organs
Central nervous system
Storage Class
2A - Gases
wgk
nwg
flash_point_f
-148.0 °F - closed cup
flash_point_c
-100 °C - closed cup
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Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US)
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Ethylene
Crimmins MT and Kim-Meade AS
eEROS (Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis) (2001)
Addition of arenes to ethylene and propene catalyzed by ruthenium.
Lail, Marty and Arrowood, Benjamin N and Gunnoe, T Brent
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 125(25), 7506-7507 (2003)
Catalytic hydroarylation of ethylene using TpRu (L)(NCMe) Ph (L= 2, 6, 7-Trioxa-1-phosphabicyclo [2, 2, 1] heptane): Comparison to TpRu (L?)(NCMe) Ph systems (L?= CO, PMe3, P (pyr) 3, or P (OCH2) 3CEt).
Joslin, Evan E et al.
Organometallics, 31(19), 6851-6860 (2012)
Pyridinic N doped graphene: synthesis, electronic structure, and electrocatalytic property.
Luo, Zhiqiang et al.
Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21(22), 8038-8044 (2011)
Ethylene.
Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, 1-39 (2000)
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