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(E)-1,2-Dichloroethylene

CAS 156-60-5

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

43695-79-0

(E)-1,2-Dichloroethylene chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

(E)-1,2-Dichloroethylene in plain language

What it is

Also known as Acetylene dichloride trans-form · 1,2-DICHLOROETHYLENE, (1E)- · Trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene · (E)-1,2-Dichloroethene · Trans-dichloroethylene · (1E)-1,2-Dichloroethene

Show all 24 names

1,2-DICHLOROETHENE, trans- · 1,2-DICHLOROETHYLENE, trans- · 1,2-trans-Dichloroethene · 1,trans-2-Dichloroethene · Dichloroethylene, trans- · Ethene, 1,2-DICHLORO-, (e)- · Ethylene, 1,2-DICHLORO-, (e)- · Ethene, 1,2-dichloro-, (1E)- · Ethylene, 1,2-dichloro-, trans- · HCC 1130t · HCC-1130T · R 1130t · R-1130T · RCRA waste number U079 · trans-1,2-DCE · trans-1,2-Dichoroethylene · trans-Acetylene dichloride · trans-Dichloroethene

What it does

Used in consumer products as a solvent.

  • Solvent
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. (E)-1,2-Dichloroethylene appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Cleaning
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 145 composition records across product categories including Cleaning and safety, Laboratory supplies, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Solvent.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 145 composition records across product categories including Cleaning and safety, Laboratory supplies, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Solvent.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for (E)-1,2-Dichloroethylene yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated jan 24 1989

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed (E)-1,2-Dichloroethylene in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

145

Named organisations

6

Cleaning and safetyLaboratory suppliesHome maintenanceSpecialty occupational productsIndustrial productsCons. electronics, mech. appliances, and machinery

Typical roles

Solvent
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