ethylene dichloride
A colorless, toxic liquid (C 2 H
4 Cl 2 ), with an odor much
like that of chloroform. It is prepared by the
vapor- or liquid-phase reaction of ethylene and
chlorine in the presence of a suitable catalyst.
It finds some use as a solvent and is employed in
the manufacture of vinyl chloride and in the
fumigation of books.
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