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
Acetaldoxime Acetaldoxime Acetaldoxime is the chemical compound with formula CHNO. It is one of the simplest oxime-containing compounds, and has a wide variety of uses in chemical synthesis. Acetaldoxime will often appear as a colorless liquid, or a white solid. Its solid can form two different crystallize modifications with needle-like structures, one melting at approximately 44°C-47°C for the alpha form, and 12°C for the beta form. The liquid is known to have a pungent odor, and is highly flammable. The compound can act as both an acid or a base, due to its acidic proton on the hydroxyl group and the