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CHEBI:15767 - dichloromethane

ChEBI IDCHEBI:15767
ChEBI Namedichloromethane
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DefinitionA member of the class of chloromethanes that is methane in which two of the hydrogens have been replaced by chlorine. A dense, non-flammible colourless liquid at room temperature (b.p. 40°C, d = 1.33) which is immiscible with water, it is widely used as a solvent, a paint stripper, and for the removal of caffeine from coffee and tea.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:4504, CHEBI:14139, CHEBI:23701
Last Modified15 December 2016
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FormulaCH2Cl2
Net Charge0
Average Mass84.933
Monoisotopic Mass83.95336
SMILES[H]C([H])(Cl)Cl
InChIInChI=1S/CH2Cl2/c2-1-3/h1H2
InChIKeyYMWUJEATGCHHMB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
polar aprotic solvent  A solvent with a comparatively high relative permittivity (or dielectric constant), greater than ca. 15, and a sizable permanent dipole moment, that cannot donate suitably labile hydrogen atoms to form strong hydrogen bonds.
Biological Role:
carcinogenic agent  A role played by a chemical compound which is known to induce a process of carcinogenesis by corrupting normal cellular pathways, leading to the acquistion of tumoral capabilities.
Applications:
refrigerant  A substance used in a thermodynamic heat pump cycle or refrigeration cycle that undergoes a phase change from a gas to a liquid and back. Refrigerants are used in air-conditioning systems and freezers or refrigerators and are assigned a "R" number (by ASHRAE - formerly the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers), which is determined systematically according to their molecular structure.
polar aprotic solvent  A solvent with a comparatively high relative permittivity (or dielectric constant), greater than ca. 15, and a sizable permanent dipole moment, that cannot donate suitably labile hydrogen atoms to form strong hydrogen bonds.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
dichloromethane (CHEBI:15767) has role carcinogenic agent (CHEBI:50903)
dichloromethane (CHEBI:15767) has role polar aprotic solvent (CHEBI:48358)
dichloromethane (CHEBI:15767) has role refrigerant (CHEBI:78433)
dichloromethane (CHEBI:15767) is a chloromethanes (CHEBI:23148)
dichloromethane (CHEBI:15767) is a volatile organic compound (CHEBI:134179)
IUPAC Name 
dichloromethane
Synonyms  Source
chlorure de méthylèneChemIDplus
DCMNIST Chemistry WebBook
DichlormethanChEBI
DichloromethaneKEGG COMPOUND
dichlorométhaneChEBI
methane dichlorideNIST Chemistry WebBook
UniProt Name  Source
dichloromethaneUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
C02271KEGG COMPOUND
c0233UM-BBD
CPD-681MetaCyc
D02330KEGG DRUG
DichloromethaneWikipedia
HMDB0031548HMDB
US2792435Patent
US2979541Patent
US3126419Patent
Registry NumbersSources
Gmelin:1302Gmelin
Reaxys:1730800Reaxys
CAS:75-09-2KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:75-09-2NIST Chemistry WebBook
CAS:75-09-2ChemIDplus
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