| Section2 = }} 2-Chloroethanol's a colorless liquid similar to glycerine with faint, sweet pleasant ether-like odor. It's miscible with water. It's also known as 2-chloro-1-ethanol, 2-monochloroethanol, 2-hydroxyethyl chloride, β-chloroethanol, β-hydroxyethyl chloride, chloroethanol, δ-chloroethanol, ethylchlorhydrin, ethylene chlorohydrin, glycol chlorohydrin, and glycol monochlorohydrin. 2-Chloroethanol's very toxic and exposure to it may be fatal. It's absorbed through skin.… (More on 2-chloroethanol)