Ethylene

CAS Registry Number®

74-85-1

CAS Name

Ethylene

Molecular Formula

C2H4

Molecular Mass

28.05

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    -102.4 °C @ Press: 700 Torr

  • Melting Point (1)

    -169 °C

  • Density (1)

    0.56737 g/cm³ @ Temp: -103.8 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C2H4/c1-2/h1-2H2

InChIKey

InChIKey=VGGSQFUCUMXWEO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C=C

Canonical SMILES

C=C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Ethene
  • Ethylene
  • Acetene
  • Bicarburetted hydrogen
  • Elayl

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

33060-30-9, 87701-64-2, 87701-65-3

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