2-ETHYL-1,6-HEXANEDIOL is an inactive component of A.H.C. COMPLETE CHOICE Color Change Cream used to prevent sunburns.

Etohexadiol (or ethohexadiol) is an ectoparasiticide. It is a liquid aliphatic alcohol, EHD is widely used industrially, commercially and domestically for purposes that include a component of cosmetic formulations, in certain medicinal products, as a solvent, a chelating agent, a reactive diol, an intermediate and formerly an insect repellent. Etohexadiol, also known as Rutgers 612 or "6-12 repellent," discontinued in the US in 1991 due to evidence of causing developmental defects in animals.

Ethyl nitrate is an inhaled organic nitrate that affects pulmonary vascular tone and may be used as a possible treatment for persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. Ethyl nitrate acts by generating NO, which activates soluble guanylate cyclase to increase intracellular cyclic GMP. This, in turn, leads to a decrease in intracellular calcium and relaxation of the vascular smooth muscle.

Ethyl biscoumacetate is a courmarin that is used as an anticoagulant. It has actions similar to those of Warfarin. It has been used in the management of thromboembolic disorders.

Ethyl chloride is a colourless flammable gas at ordinary temperature and pressure. It has a characteristic ether-like odour and a burning taste. Ethyl chloride is used as a chemical intermediate, in solvents, aerosols, and anaesthesia. Currently, chloroethane is largely used as a blowing agent in foamed plastics. In the past, chloroethane was used in the production of tetraethyl lead, an anti-knock additive to leaded gasoline. Chloroethane has also been used in the production of ethyl cellulose and for miscellaneous applications including use as a solvent, for phosphorus, sulfur, fats, oils, resins and waxes; in insecticides; and as an ethylating agent in the manufacture of dyes and drugs, refrigerant, and topical anaesthetic and use in the manufacture of dyes, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals. Other uses of chloroethane are as a pulp vitality tester in dentistry, as a medication to alleviate pain associated with insect burns and stings, as an adjunct in the treatment of tinea lesions and creeping eruptions, and as a counterirritant for relief of myofacial and visceral pain syndromes. Chloroethane is also used as a solvent, as a refrigerant, and in the production of ethyl cellulose, dyes, medicinal drugs, and other commercial chemicals. It is also used to numb skin prior to medical procedures such as ear piercing and skin biopsy, and in sports injuries.

Ethyl nitrite is an alkyl nitrite and the main ingredient in a traditional ethanol-based South African remedy for colds and flu known as Witdulsies and sold in pharmacies. It is known as a traditional Afrikaans remedy and may have Dutch roots, as the same remedy is apparently made by the Germano-Dutch Amish people in the USA. However FDA has blocked over-the-counter sales of this same remedy, known in the USA as sweet nitrite or sweet spirit of nitre since 1980. Ethyl nitrite use has been associated with fatal methemoglobinemia and severe anoxic metabolic acidosis in infant