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Dichloroethylenes

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Definition: Toxic chlorinated unsaturated hydrocarbons. Include both the 1,1- and 1,2-dichloro isomers. Both isomers are toxic, but 1,1-dichloroethylene is the more potent CNS depressant and hepatotoxin. It is used in the manufacture of thermoplastic polymers.  do not confuse with ETHYLENE DICHLORIDES    Other names Vinylidene Chlorides; Chlorides, Vinylidene
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
1,1-dichloroethylene epoxide  68226-83-5   *Dichloroethylenes *Epoxy Compounds. Drug Metab Dispos 1999 Jan;27(1):68-73
dichloroketene  4591-28-0   *Dichloroethylenes. Farmaco Sci 1983;38(10):775
1,2-dichloroethylene  540-59-0   *Dichloroethylenes. J Chromatogr 1982;244(2):311
vinylidene chloride  75-35-4   *Dichloroethylenes. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 1981;57(2):146

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