Dichloromethane

CH2Cl2CAS 75-09-284.93 g/mol

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ClCl
Alkyl halide

Properties

Molecular formula
CH2Cl2
Molar mass
84.93 g/mol
Exact mass
83.9534 Da
Density
1.3255 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Melting point
−95 °C
Boiling point
39.75 °C
Water solubility
13.2 g/L (25 °C)
logP
1.42Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
0.0 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
0 / 0
Rotatable bonds
0

Hazards

Warning
Health Hazard (GHS08)

Harmonised EU classification (CLP Annex VI, index 602-004-00-3), via PubChem.

Precautionary statements

P203, P280, P318, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
75-09-2
SMILES
ClCCl
InChIKey
YMWUJEATGCHHMB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/CH2Cl2/c2-1-3/h1H2

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Names and synonyms

21 names · show all
  • Methane, dichloro-
  • Methylene chloride
  • Methylene dichloride
  • Solaesthin
  • Aerothene MM
  • Freon 30
  • Narkotil
  • Solmethine
  • R 30 (Refrigerant)
  • Methane dichloride
  • R 30
  • HCC 30
  • Khladon 30
  • Soleana VDA
  • F 30
  • F 30 (Chlorocarbon)
  • Metaclen
  • NSC 406122
  • DCM
  • Methaclean U
  • A 3000

Reactions

Safety data sheets

3 stored sheets list this compound in section 3, matched by the CAS number 75-09-2. Each row opens the sheet with its composition and PDF.

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Work with Dichloromethane

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

The same compound in another form: other stereochemistry, a salt or hydrate, the free acid or base, or an isotope-labelled version.

Deuterated dichloromethane1665-00-5Labelled

Similar compounds

1,2-Dichloroethane107-06-233 % similar

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.

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