The IUPAC name of this chemical is 4-(2-chloroethyl)morpholine. With the CAS registry number 3240-94-6 and EINECS 221-810-2, it is also named as 2-(4-Morpholinyl)ethyl chloride. The classification codes are Drug / Therapeutic Agent; Mutation data; TSCA Flag P [A commenced PMN (Premanufacture Notice) substance]. This chemical is highly toxic. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of Cl⁻ and NO_x. So the storage environment should be well-ventilated, low-temperature and dry. Keep 4-(2-Chloroethyl)morpholine separate from raw materials of food.

The other characteristics of this product can be summarized as: (1)ACD/LogP: 0.27; (2)# of Rule of 5 Violations: 0; (3)ACD/LogD (pH 5.5): -0.93; (4)ACD/LogD (pH 7.4): 0.19; (5)ACD/BCF (pH 5.5): 1; (6)ACD/BCF (pH 7.4): 1; (7)ACD/KOC (pH 5.5): 2.1; (8)ACD/KOC (pH 7.4): 28.02; (9)#H bond acceptors: 2; (10)#H bond donors: 0; (11)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 2; (12)Index of Refraction: 1.461; (13)Molar Refractivity: 37.79 cm³; (14)Molar Volume: 137.5 cm³; (15)Polarizability: 14.98×10^-24 cm³; (16)Surface Tension: 31.6 dyne/cm; (17)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 43.9 kJ/mol; (18)Vapour Pressure: 0.288 mmHg at 25°C; (19)Rotatable Bond Count: 2; (20)Exact Mass: 149.060742; (21)MonoIsotopic Mass: 149.060742; (22)Topological Polar Surface Area: 12.5; (23)Heavy Atom Count: 9; (24)Complexity: 73.5.

Uses of 4-(2-Chloroethyl)morpholine: It can react with 2-morpholin-4-yl-ethanol to get 4,4'-(3-oxa-pentane-1,5-diyl)-bis-morpholine. This reaction needs reagent 50percent NaOH, catalytic agent Adogen 464 and solvent tetrahydrofuran by heating. The reaction time is 6 hours. The yield is 84%.

People can use the following data to convert to the molecule structure. 
1. SMILES:ClCCN1CCOCC1
2. InChI:InChI=1/C6H12ClNO/c7-1-2-8-3-5-9-6-4-8/h1-6H2
3. InChIKey:ZAPMTSHEXFEPSD-UHFFFAOYAJ

The following are the toxicity data which has been tested.