Chloromethane

CH₃ClCAS 74-87-350.48 g/mol

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Properties

Molecular formula: CH₃Cl
Molar mass: 50.48 g/mol
Exact mass: 49.9923 Da
Density: 0.911 g/mL (at 25 °C)
Melting point: −97 °C
Boiling point: −23.7 °C
Flash point: -45.6 °C (closed cup)
Water solubility: 5.04 g/L (25 °C)
logP: 0.85Crippen estimate
Polar surface area: 0.0 Å²
H-bond donors / acceptors: 0 / 0
Rotatable bonds: 0

Hazards

Danger

H220 Extremely flammable gasFlammable gases
H351 Suspected of causing cancerCarcinogenicity
H373 ** May causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposureSpecific target organ toxicity, repeated exposure

Harmonised EU classification (CLP Annex VI, index 602-001-00-7), via PubChem.

Precautionary statements

P203, P210, P222, P260, P280, P318, P319, P377, P381, P403, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number

74-87-3

SMILES

CCl

InChIKey

NEHMKBQYUWJMIP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

InChI=1S/CH3Cl/c1-2/h1H3

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Names and synonyms

9 names

R 40
Methane, chloro-
Artic
Methyl chloride
Monochloromethane
HCC 40
R 40 (Refrigerant)
F 40
Chloromethane dimer

Work with Chloromethane

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