Chloromethane

Chloromethane, also called methyl chloride, Refrigerant-40, R-40 or HCC 40, is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH3Cl. One of the haloalkanes, it is a colorless, sweet-smelling, flammable gas. Methyl chloride is a crucial reagent in industrial chemistry, although it is rarely present in consumer products, and was formerly utilized as a refrigerant. Most chloromethane is biogenic.

Chloromethane
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Chloromethane
Other names
  • Refrigerant-40
  • R-40
  • Methyl chloride
  • Monochloromethane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
1696839
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.000.744
EC Number
  • 200-817-4
24898
KEGG
MeSH Methyl+Chloride
RTECS number
  • PA6300000
UNII
UN number 1063
  • InChI=1S/CH3Cl/c1-2/h1H3 Y
    Key: NEHMKBQYUWJMIP-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • CCl
Properties
CH3Cl
Molar mass 50.49 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless gas
Odor Faint, sweet odor
Density 1.003 g/mL (-23.8 °C, liquid) 2.3065 g/L (0 °C, gas)
Melting point −97.4 °C (−143.3 °F; 175.8 K)
Boiling point −23.8 °C (−10.8 °F; 249.3 K)
5.325 g L−1
log P 1.113
Vapor pressure 506.09 kPa (at 20 °C (68 °F))
940 nmol Pa−1 kg−1
-32.0·10−6 cm3/mol
Structure
Tetragonal
Tetrahedron
1.9 D
Thermochemistry
234.36 J K−1 mol−1
−83.68 kJ mol−1
−764.5–−763.5 kJ mol−1
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Danger
H220, H351, H373
P210, P281, P410+P403
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
2
4
0
Flash point −20 °C (−4 °F; 253 K)
625 °C (1,157 °F; 898 K)
Explosive limits 8.1%-17.4%
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
150-180 mg/kg (oral, rat)
5.3 mg/L/4 h (inhalation, rat)
72,000 ppm (rat, 30 min)
2200 ppm (mouse, 6 hr)
2760 ppm (mammal, 4 hr)
2524 ppm (rat, 4 hr)
20,000 ppm (guinea pig, 2 hr)
14,661 ppm (dog, 6 hr)
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
TWA 100 ppm C 200 ppm 300 ppm (5-minute maximum peak in any 3 hours)
REL (Recommended)
Ca
IDLH (Immediate danger)
Ca [2000 ppm]
Related compounds
Related alkanes
Related compounds
2-Chloroethanol
Supplementary data page
Chloromethane (data page)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references
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