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Preferred Label : Methylene Chloride;

NCIt synonyms : Methane Dichloride; Methylene Dichloride; Dichloromethane; DCM;

NCIt definition : A clear, colorless, nonflammable, volatile liquid chlorinated hydrocarbon with a sweet, pleasant smell and emits highly toxic fumes of phosgene when heated to decomposition. Methylene chloride is primarily used as a solvent in paint removers, but is also used in aerosol formulations, as a solvent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, as a degreasing agent, in electronics manufacturing and as an ethane foam blowing agent. Inhalation exposure to this substance irritates the nose and throat and affects the central nervous system. Methylene chloride is a possible mutagen and is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen. (NCI05);

UNII : 588X2YUY0A;

InChIKey : YMWUJEATGCHHMB-UHFFFAOYSA-N;

CAS number : 75-09-2;

Molecule name : NCI-C50102;

Chemical formula : CH2Cl2;

NSC code : 406122;

ChEBI ID : CHEBI:15767;

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