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Chloroethanes and chloroethylenes 
Dreher, EL; Beutel, KK; Myers, JD; Lübbe, T; Krieger, S; Pottenger, LH 
2014 
Yes 
Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. 
Hoboken, NJ 
Ullmann's encyclopedia of industrial chemistry 
1-81 
English 
is a chapter of 3827349 Ullmann's encyclopedia of industrial chemistry
The class of chloroethanes comprises:

Monochloroethane (ethyl chloride)
1,1-Dichloroethane
1,2-Dichloroethane (ethylene dichloride,
EDC)
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane (asymmetric
Tetra)
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane (symmetric Tetra)
Pentachloroethane
Hexachloroethane

As with other chlorinated hydrocarbons, a common characteristic of these compounds is their low solubility in water and excellent solubility in most organic solvents, their volatility with water vapor, and their tendency to form azeotropic mixtures. 
6th 
Elvers, B 
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