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Ethylene

C2H4CAS 74-85-128.05 g/mol

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Alkene

Properties

Molecular formula
C2H4
Molar mass
28.05 g/mol
Exact mass
28.0313 Da
Density
0.5674 g/mL (at −103.8 °C)
Melting point
−169 °C
Boiling point
−102.4 °C (at 700 Torr)
Flash point
-100 °C (closed cup)
Water solubility
131 mg/L (25 °C)
logP
0.80Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
0.0 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
0 / 0
Rotatable bonds
0

Hazards

Danger
Flammable (GHS02)Compressed Gas (GHS04)Irritant (GHS07)

Harmonised EU classification (CLP Annex VI, index 601-010-00-3), via PubChem.

Precautionary statements

P203, P210, P222, P261, P271, P280, P304+P340, P319, P377, P381, P403, P403+P233, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
74-85-1
SMILES
C=C
InChIKey
VGGSQFUCUMXWEO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C2H4/c1-2/h1-2H2

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Names and synonyms

9 names
  • Ethene
  • Acetene
  • Bicarburetted hydrogen
  • Elayl
  • Olefiant gas
  • R 1150
  • 218W050
  • Betafoam AFI-G 1
  • N 25

Work with Ethylene

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

The same compound in another form: other stereochemistry, a salt or hydrate, the free acid or base, or an isotope-labelled version.

Ethene-D4683-73-8Labelled Polyethylene9002-88-4

Similar compounds

Chlorobis(ethylene)rhodium dimer12081-16-233 % similar

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue. All similar compounds

Elsewhere

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