Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Epichlorohydrin (abbreviated ECH) is an organochlorine compound and an epoxide. It is a colorless liquid with a pungent garlic-like odor moderately soluble in water but miscible with most polar organic solvents. Epichlorohydrin is a highly reactive compound and is used in the production of glycerol plastics epoxy glues and resins and elastomers. In contact with water epichlorohydrin hydrolyzes to 3-MCPD a carcinogen found in food.
