Preferred Label : Methyl Chloride;
NCIt synonyms : Chloromethane;
NCIt definition : A colorless, flammable, toxic gas that was used widely as a refrigerant and has many
current industrial applications, including use as a local anesthetic, a chemical intermediate
in silicone polymer production and drug manufacturing, an extractant for oils and
resins, a solvent in butyl rubber and petroleum refining, a propellant in polystyrene
foam production, a methylating and chlorinating agent in organic chemistry and an
herbicide. Exposure to methyl chloride can cause a wide variety of issues from frostbite,
drowsiness and dizziness to paralysis, seizures and coma depending on the route and
level (concentration and duration) of exposure.;
UNII : A6R43525YO;
InChIKey : NEHMKBQYUWJMIP-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
CAS number : 74-87-3;
Chemical formula : CH3Cl;
ChEBI ID : CHEBI:36014;
Origin ID : C77476;
UMLS CUI : C0025698;
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