Chloroethane Chloroethane Chloroethane or monochloroethane, commonly known by its old name ethyl chloride, is a chemical compound with chemical formula , once widely used in producing tetraethyllead, a gasoline additive. It is a colorless, flammable gas or refrigerated liquid with a faintly sweet odor. Chloroethane is produced by hydrochlorination of ethene: At various times in the past, chloroethane has also been produced from ethanol and hydrochloric acid, or from ethane and chlorine, but these routes are no longer economical. Some chloroethane is generated as a byproduct of polyvinyl chloride production. Should demand for chloroethane continue to fall to the point where
HAZMAT Class 4 Flammable solids hour, when tested in accordance with the UN Manual of Tests and Criteria. Pure alkali metals are known examples of this. HAZMAT Class 4 Flammable solids Flammable solids are any materials in the solid phase of matter that can readily undergo combustion in the presence of a source of ignition under standard circumstances, i.e. without: Division 4.1: Flammable Solid Flammable solids are any of the following three types of materials: Division 4.2: Spontaneously Combustible Spontaneously combustible material is: Division 4.3: Dangerous When Wet Dangerous when wet material is material that, by contact with water, is liable to become spontaneously flammable