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Ethyl Chloride

Ethyl chloride (EtCl, Chloroethane), is a chemical compound with chemical formula CH3CH2Cl, once widely used in producing tetraethyllead, a gasoline additive. It is a colorless, flammable gas or refrigerated liquid with a faintly sweet odor. Ethyl chloride is a lab solvent and an intermediate in the synthesis of 2-methyl-2-butanol through the formation of the grignard reagent, ethyl magnesium chloride and a grignard reaction with acetone, followed by hydrochloric acid work-up to yield 2-methyl-2-butanol. Ethyl chloride is synthesized by reacting ethanol with hydrochloric acid and zinc chloride catalyst. Ethyl chloride can also be used along with calcium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, or potassium hydroxide to extract freebase arecoline out of the betel nut. Then react it with HBr (Hydrogen Bromide) to get Arecoline Hydrobromide.

Properties
Chemical formula
C2H5Cl
Molar mass
64.51 g/mol
Appearance
Colorless gas
Odor
Pungent, ethereal
Density
0.921 g/cm3 (0-4 °C)
0.8898 g/cm3 (25 °C)
Melting point
−138.7 °C (−217.7 °F; 134.5 K)
Boiling point
12.27 °C (54.09 °F; 285.42 K)
decomposes at 510 °C
Solubility in water
0.447 g/100 mL (0 °C)
0.574 g/100 mL (20 °C)
Solubility
Soluble in ethanol, diethyl ether, dibutyl ether, 2-methyl-2-butanol
Solubility in ethanol
48.3 g/100 g (21 °C)
Vapor pressure
8.4 kPa (-40 °C)
62.3 kPa (0 °C)
134.6 kPa (20 °C)
I reacted ethanol with hydrochloric acid and a zinc chloride catalyst. I got ethyl chloride. I then extracted freebase arecoline from the betel nut and reacted it with hydrogen bromide gas to get Arecoline Hydrobromide.

I took some ethyl chloride and added anhydrous diethyl ether and magnesium turnings to get ethyl magnesium chloride. Then I reacted the Et-MgCl (ethyl magnesium chloride) with acetone. Then I took the 2m2bO-MgCl (2-methyl-2-butoxymagnesium chloride) and reacted it with hydrochloric acid to get 2-methyl-2-butanol.
Ethyl Chloride by CognitiveFuel January 30, 2023
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ethyl chloride

A heavy liquid with a pungent odor which, when vapors are inhaled, causes very rapid onset of general anesthesia. Side effects similar to chloroform: toxic to heart and liver.
That dumbass Byron accidently inhaled too much ethyl chloride vapor and passed out in the chemistry lab.
ethyl chloride by Marty October 22, 2003

Ethyl-Chloride 

#1: A type of muscle coolant used for sports injuries and can be found in most pharmacies.

#2: A drug that people use to get a high similar to general anesthetic or chloroform. It is more commonly referred to as just EC. It is used by holding a plastic bag in your hand and using the top as a hole to inhale, then spraying the ethyl-chloride into a small plastic bag and putting your mouth up to the plastic bag and breath in a couple of times, the high comes on instantly and fades within a couple of minutes, the high consists of auditory hallucinations as well as just passing out or if you're awake flashing colours everywhere. The comedown is awful, you feel very out of it and confused for a couple of hours. It is also very toxic to your heart and liver.
Conan: Dude, Sarah and I did Ethyl-Chloride the other night. It was very fun, the comedown made me feel a bit shit though.

Jetson: Aw dude I heard that shit can like destroy your esophagus.

Conan: Yeah dude only if you do too much of it though.
Ethyl-Chloride by asbestos69 January 20, 2020
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