Selected Chloroalkyl Ethers - Enviromnental Health Criteria 201

dc.contributor.author	United Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.author	International Labour Organisation
dc.contributor.author	World Health Organization
dc.contributor.organization	Economy Division
dc.date.accessioned	2019-08-20T20:35:24Z
dc.date.available	2019-08-20T20:35:24Z
dc.date.issued	1998
dc.description	Bis(2-chloroethyl) ether (BCEE), bis(chloromethyl) ether (BCME) and chioromethyl methyl ether (CMME) are chemicals from a large class known as chloroalkyl ethers. The three ethers are colourless volatile liquids at room temperature having characteristic odours. The vapour pressure of these three compounds is high. The solubility of BCEE is 1.7% in water and its octanollwater partition coefficient is 1.46. The a-chloroalkyl ethers BCME and CMME are reactive compounds, hydrolysing rapidly in aqueous media (with halflives of approximately 38 seconds and <0.007 seconds, respectively); hydrolysis of the more stable -ch1oroether BCEE is slower (with a half-life in water of about 20 years).	en
dc.format	pdf
dc.identifier.isbn	92 4 157201 9
dc.identifier.uri	https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29534
dc.language	English
dc.page.number	118 p.
dc.rights.accessLevel	Public
dc.subject	toxic substance
dc.subject	chemical
dc.title	Selected Chloroalkyl Ethers - Enviromnental Health Criteria 201	en
dc.type	Technical report

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